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10 Qirsh / Piastres - Abdullah II
| Issuer | Central Bank of Jordan |
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| Year | 2000-2016 |
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| Weight | 8 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of King Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein in civilian dress, occupying the central field. The Arabic legend encircles the effigy along the periphery, reading the full royal title of the king. The portrait is rendered in a clean, modern engraving style with fine detail in the hair and collar. |
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| Obverse lettering | عبدالله الثاني ابن الحسين ملك المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية (Translation: Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) |
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Jordan's currency was decimalized in 1992, but the qirsh — a unit with roots in the Ottoman kuruş — was retained as a subdivision purely for continuity with older generations accustomed to the terminology. Abdullah II ascended to the throne in February 1999 following the death of his father Hussein, who had reigned for 46 years, making this among the earliest coinage series to carry the new king's portrait.
The shift to nickel clad steel from earlier compositions was part of a broader regional cost-reduction trend as silver and high-nickel alloys became economically impractical for circulation coinage in the late 1990s.