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1/2 Dirham / 50 Fils - Hussein
| Issuer | Central Bank of Jordan |
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| Year | 1978-1991 |
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| Engraver(s) | Geoffrey Colley |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King Hussein bin Talal facing right, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair and wearing a suit collar visible at the truncation. The Arabic legend flanking the portrait reads to the right and left of the effigy, identifying the monarch and his kingdom. The design occupies the full field, with a beaded border encircling the entire obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Central field enclosed within a raised circle bears the dual-dated legend in Arabic Eastern numerals indicating both the Hijri and Gregorian years, above the denomination inscribed as 'نصف درهم' (Half Dirham) and '٥٠ فلسا' (50 Fils). The value 'FIFTY FILS' appears in Latin script below the central circle, flanked by an ornamental olive wreath with berries extending from lower left to lower right. The outer legend 'THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN' curves along the lower periphery in Latin script, all contained within a beaded border. |
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Jordan's fils denominations were restructured in the mid-1960s when the dinar was redefined, and this coin bridges the Hussein-era monetary reforms through nearly fifteen years of unbroken production. The 1978–1991 run coincides almost exactly with the period surrounding Jordan's complex position during the Camp David Accords and the subsequent strains on Jordanian–Palestinian economic arrangements — pressures that kept the Central Bank cautious about any currency disruption. Circulation was heavy throughout, particularly in the West Bank, where Jordanian currency remained in use well past the political severance of 1988.