60 Dinars - Abdullah II Independence

Issued to mark the 60th anniversary of Jordanian independence, this piece belongs to a commemorative program the Central Bank has used selectively since the 1970s to produce high-denomination gold for collectors and diplomatic gifts rather than circulation. Jordan declared independence from the British Mandate on May 25, 1946, though full sovereignty over foreign affairs came incrementally — British troops remained stationed in the country until 1957, and the Anglo-Jordanian Treaty wasn't formally abrogated until that year under pressure from pan-Arab nationalist sentiment following the Suez Crisis.