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1/4 Dinar - Hussein
| Issuer | Central Bank of Jordan |
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| Year | 1978-1985 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | الحسين بن طلال ملك المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية (Translation: Hussein bin Talal King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) |
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| Reverse script | Latin/Arabic |
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Jordan's quarter dinar was introduced as part of a decimal recoinage that replaced the fils-based system, giving the Hashemite Kingdom a more practical denomination structure for a rapidly modernizing economy. Hussein bin Talal had reigned since 1952 and by 1978 was navigating the delicate politics of a country absorbing successive waves of Palestinian refugees while maintaining ties to both Western powers and Arab neighbors.
The KM#41 series spans seven years without design revision — unusual given the political volatility of the period, which included the Camp David Accords and shifting regional alliances that repeatedly pressured Amman.