5 Qirsh / Piastres - Hussein

Jordan's small-denomination coinage of the 1990s was struck against a backdrop of significant economic strain — the dinar had collapsed sharply following the 1989 debt crisis, forcing the IMF to step in and Jordan to restructure its public finances throughout the early part of the decade. These coins entered circulation while austerity measures were still biting.

The switch to nickel plated steel from earlier compositions reflects that same fiscal pressure — a cost-cutting measure applied across several denominations simultaneously.