Jordan's first coinage as an independent kingdom appeared in 1949, the year Abdullah I was assassinated at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The fils denominations had been authorized under the new Hashemite Kingdom, replacing the Palestinian pound coinage that had circulated under the British Mandate — a monetary transition that carried obvious political weight given the 1948 Arab-Israeli War had just redefined the region's borders and left Jordan administering the West Bank.
The Royal Mint in London struck this issue, as Jordan lacked domestic minting infrastructure.
Jordan's first coinage as an independent kingdom appeared in 1949, the year Abdullah I was assassinated at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The fils denominations had been authorized under the new Hashemite Kingdom, replacing the Palestinian pound coinage that had circulated under the British Mandate — a monetary transition that carried obvious political weight given the 1948 Arab-Israeli War had just redefined the region's borders and left Jordan administering the West Bank.
The Royal Mint in London struck this issue, as Jordan lacked domestic minting infrastructure.