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10 Dinars - Hussein King Hussein 50th Birthday
| Issuer | Central Bank of Jordan |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of King Hussein bin Talal, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail including short hair and a moustache, set within a raised beaded inner circle against a deeply mirrored field. Arabic legend arcing across the upper periphery reads the royal titulature of Hussein bin Talal, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, with the English legend THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN inscribed along the lower periphery outside the beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicting the Jordanian royal emblem: a crowned sun rising above the horizon, flanked by laurel and olive branches tied at the base, all in high relief against a polished field. Arabic commemorative legend arcs around the upper periphery recording the 50th birthday of His Majesty King Hussein, with the Hijri date ١٤٠٦هـ to the left and the Gregorian date ١٩٨٥مـ to the right. The denomination 10 DINARS in Latin script and ١٠ دنانير in Arabic appear along the lower portion of the coin. |
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Jordan's commemorative coinage program in the 1980s was managed closely by the palace, and issues tied directly to Hussein bin Talal's personal milestones were treated as diplomatic instruments as much as collector pieces — distributed through official channels and gifted to foreign dignitaries. Hussein turned 50 in November 1985, having already ruled for over three decades following his accession at seventeen after his father Talal was deposed on grounds of mental illness.
Mintages for this type were tightly controlled and the coins saw essentially no circulation.