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500 Fils
| Issuer | Jordan Currency Board |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London, United Kingdom |
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| Reverse lettering | THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF THE JORDAN | FIVE HUNDRED FILS | 500 | THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY LIMITED |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Jordan's Currency Board was established by the Jordan Currency Law of 1949, replacing the Palestinian pound at par as the new state needed a distinct monetary identity following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and Jordan's annexation of the West Bank. The Currency Board arrangement — rather than a central bank — meant London held the sterling backing, and De La Rue handled both design and production entirely from their Bunhill Row works.
Pick 1 is the first note of Jordanian issue. The fils denomination structure itself was new; the subunit had to be introduced to the public alongside the currency itself.