Catalog
1/2 Qirsh / 5 Fils - Hussein Pattern
| Issuer | Central Bank of Jordan |
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| Year | 1968 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | الحُسين بن طَلال ملك المملكة الأُردنيَّة الهاشميَّة (Translation: Hussein bin Talal King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) |
| Reverse description | Central field displays the dual-dated inscription in Arabic numerals reading AH1387 / AD1968 at the top, with the denomination given in Arabic script as 'نصف قرش' (Half Qirsh) and '٥ فلوس' (5 Fils) below, enclosed within an inner circle. The English legend 'FIVE FILS' appears beneath the inner circle, and the outer legend 'THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN' runs along the lower periphery. Flanking the central inscription are two symmetrical olive or laurel branches rising from the lower field, with a beaded border encircling the entire design. |
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Pattern coins from Jordan's 1968 series were produced as proposed denominations during a period when the Central Bank was restructuring the fils-based coinage system. The KM#Pn2 designation confirms this as a formally catalogued pattern, struck in gold rather than the base metal of any eventual circulation issue — a standard practice for presentation and archival sets submitted to the royal court for approval.
Hussein's government was navigating severe economic and political disruption in the immediate aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War, which had resulted in the loss of the West Bank. Whether these patterns were ever formally approved for production or quietly shelved is not clearly documented in the standard references.