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1 Dinar - Hussein
| Issuer | Central Bank of Jordan |
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| Year | 1996-1997 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | الحسين بن طلال ملك المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية |
| Reverse description | Central field features an elaborate arabesque medallion in high relief, composed of interlacing floral and foliate scrollwork surrounding a circular boss bearing the Arabic numeral '١' (one). The legend 'THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN' arcs along the upper periphery in Latin script, while 'ONE DINAR' appears along the lower left in Latin script. The Arabic denomination 'دينار واحد' is inscribed to the lower right, and the dual date in both Hijri and Gregorian numerals appears at the bottom of the field. |
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Hussein bin Talal's image appeared on Jordanian coinage throughout his 46-year reign, but the mid-1990s issues coincided with a period of cautious economic recovery following the severe IMF-mandated austerity measures Jordan adopted after the 1989 debt crisis. The dinar had been partially floated in 1988 and lost nearly half its value almost overnight — making a one-dinar coin a meaningful denomination to reintroduce in a stable, circulating form.
Hussein died in February 1999, making this 1996–1997 issue among the last Jordanian coinage to bear his portrait before the transition to Abdullah II.