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50 Dinars - Hussein Conservation
| Issuer | Central Bank of Jordan |
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| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | A detailed depiction of a Houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata), a species central to the 1977 Conservation series, shown standing in profile facing left on a rocky desert ground with sparse vegetation. The bird is rendered with fine textural detail on its plumage and long legs. The upper legend THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN arcs around the upper field, while below the central device the dual dates 1977 and ١٣٩٧ (AH 1397) appear, flanked by the denomination 50 DINARS in Latin and ٥٠ دينارا in Arabic. A beaded border frames the entire reverse design. |
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Issued to mark the Third Special World Conference on Conservation held in Amman, Jordan placed itself at the center of an international environmental movement that was, in 1977, still finding its institutional footing following the 1972 Stockholm Conference. The coin was struck in a limited proof edition, positioning Jordan among the small number of Arab states actively using commemorative gold coinage for diplomatic and environmental messaging during this period.
The .900 fine standard follows the classical 19th-century European monetary gold tradition rather than the .9999 purity favored by later bullion programs — a deliberate choice that aligned Jordan's commemoratives with established Western numismatic convention.