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10 Dinars - Abdullah II Abdullah II Accession

Issuer Central Bank of Jordan
Year 1999
Type Non-circulating coin
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Obverse description Facing bust of King Abdullah II bin Hussein, depicted in civilian dress with a jacket and open collar, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished proof field. Curving Arabic calligraphic legend surrounds the effigy, inscribed along the left and upper periphery with the king's full title and the name of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The Hijri date 1420 H appears to the right of the portrait, and the Gregorian year 1999 M to the lower left. A commemorative inscription noting the occasion of the accession to the throne is positioned along the lower arc.
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Obverse lettering عَبدُ اللهِ الثَّاني ابنِ الحُسَينِ مَلك المملَكةِ الأردُنيةِ الهَاشِميَّة ١٤٢٠هـ بمنَاسَبَةِ الجُلُوس عَلى العَرشِ ١٩٩٩م
(Translation: Abdullah II bin Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan AD1999 For the occasion of the accession to the throne AH1420)
Reverse description The Royal Coat of Arms of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan occupies the central field, comprising a crowned shield bearing an eagle with spread wings above a roundel, flanked by two Jordanian flags and supported by crossed lances, with a decorative mantle and pendant royal orb below. The Latin legend THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN curves along the upper periphery. To the lower left, the denomination TEN DINARS and the Gregorian year 1999 appear in Latin script, while the Arabic equivalent عشرة دنانير is inscribed alongside. The Hijri date 1420 H and the commemorative legend THE ACCESSION TO THE THRONE OF KING ABDULLAH II are distributed across the lower and right portions of the field.
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