1 Dirham / 100 Fils - Hussein

€1.00
IssuerJordan
Year1978-1991
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value100 Fils
CurrencyDinar (1949-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight12 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness2.3 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Geoffrey Colley
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#40, Schön#41
Obverse descriptionPortrait of Hussein bin Talal (14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) facing right, and his name and title in Arabic.
Obverse script
Obverse letteringالحسين بن طلال ملك المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية
(Translation: Hussein bin Talal King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan)
Reverse descriptionState name with two wreaths in the outer circle, and denomination in Arabic and English and year of issue in Gregorian and Hijri calendar years (both in Arabic) in the inner circle
Reverse script
Reverse lettering١٣٩٨هـ - ١٩٧٨م درهم ١٠٠ فلس ONE HUNDRED FILS THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN
(Translation: 1978 1398 One Dirham 100 Fils)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1398 (1978)  - ١٣٩٨هـ ١٩٧٨م - 3 000 000
1398 (1978)  - ١٣٩٨هـ ١٩٧٨م Proof Sets only (KM#PS9) - 20 000
1401 (1981)  - ١٤٠١هـ ١٩٨١م - 4 000 000
1404 (1984)  - ١٤٠٤هـ ١٩٨٤م - 5 000 000
1406 (1985)  - ١٤٠٦هـ ١٩٨٥م Mint Sets only (KM#MS1) -
1406 (1985)  - ١٤٠٦هـ ١٩٨٥م Proof Sets only (KM#PS11) - 5 000
1409 (1989)  - ١٤٠٩هـ ١٩٨٩م - 4 000 000
1411 (1991)  - ١٤١١هـ ١٩٩١م - 6 000 000
Catalog ID9512630220
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