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1 Qirsh / 10 Fils - Hussein
| Issuer | Central Bank of Jordan |
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| Year | 1978-1989 |
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| Thickness | 1.60 mm |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Mintage | 1398 (1978) - ١٣٩٨هـ ١٩٧٨م - 30,000,000 1398 (1978) - ١٣٩٨هـ ١٩٧٨م Proof Sets only (KM#PS9) - 20,000 1404 (1984) - ١٤٠٤هـ ١٩٨٤م - 10,000,000 1406 (1985) - ١٤٠٦هـ ١٩٨٥م Mint Sets only (KM#MS1) - 1406 (1985) - ١٤٠٦هـ ١٩٨٥م Proof Sets only (KM#PS11) - 5,000 1409 (1989) - ١٤٠٩هـ ١٩٨٩م - 8,000,000 |
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Jordan's small-denomination coinage of this period reflects the country's deliberate monetary conservatism under Hussein I, who resisted metrication pressures that reshaped most regional currencies during the 1970s — the dual qirsh/fils denomination inscription was a practical concession to both older and younger populations navigating the transition. The Central Bank maintained the bronze composition well past the point when most neighboring states had shifted to cheaper aluminum or clad alloys, a quiet statement about confidence in the dinar's stability during a decade of considerable regional turbulence.