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10 Dinars
| Issuer | Jordan Currency Board |
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| Year | 1952 |
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| Value | 10 Dinars (10 JOD) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of young King Hussein in profile facing left, set within an ornate guilloche vignette at right; a large central rosette underprint carries the Arabic denomination inscription, with the currency law date 1949 above. Arabic legends of the issuing authority arc across the top border, and two signature facsimiles appear at lower left alongside their respective official titles. |
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| Reverse lettering | THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN TEN DINARS THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY LIMITED |
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The Jordan Currency Board was a transitional authority, established after the country's formal separation from the British Mandate monetary system and operating only until the Central Bank of Jordan took over in 1964. This 10 Dinar note belongs to the board's earliest emission series — the 1952 issue was the first to carry the Hashemite Kingdom's name in that denomination, and the print run was relatively modest by De La Rue standards of the period.
De La Rue had been printing currency for the region since the Palestine Currency Board era, and the institutional continuity shows in the technical approach. P#8 is the highest denomination in the 1952 series, which makes it the note most frequently encountered in hoarded rather than circulated condition.