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2 1/2 Qirsh / Piastres - Hussein
| Issuer | Central Bank of Jordan |
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| Year | 1992-1996 |
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| Value | 21/2 Piastres |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King Hussein I bin Talal facing left, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail including jacket collar. Arabic inscriptions curve along the left and right periphery of the field, giving the king's full royal title and name in elegant Naskh script. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features the Arabic numeral denomination '2½' superimposed over a geometric lattice design of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines. To the right, the denomination is given in Arabic text ('قرشان ونصف') and in English ('TWO AND A HALF PIASTRES'). The dual date in both Gregorian and Hijri calendars appears in the upper central field, with the legend 'THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN' arcing along the upper periphery in Latin script. |
| Reverse script | Latin/Arabic |
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