Coins
Coins were introduced in 1949 in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 fils. The first issue of 1 fils were mistakenly minted with the denomination given as "1 fil". 20 fils coins were minted until 1965, with 25 fils introduced in 1968 and ¼ dinar coins in 1970. The 1 fils coin was last minted in 1985. In 1996, smaller ¼ dinar coins were introduced alongside ½ and 1 dinar coins.
| Fifth Series Coins | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Diameter | Weight | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | First Minted Year | Common Reference |
| ½ qirsh (piastre) | 21 mm | 4 g | Copper plated steel | Plain | Hussein bin Talal facing left | Lattice design, Eastern Arabic numerals ½ | 1996 | |
| 1 qirsh (piastre) | 25 mm | 5.5 g | Bronze plated steel | Lattice design; Eastern Arabic numerals 1 | 1994 | |||
| 2½ piastres (qirsh) | 22 mm | 3 g | Nickel plated steel | Milled | Hussein bin Talal facing left | Lattice design, Eastern Arabic numerals 2½ | 1992 | 25 fils |
| 5 piastres (qirsh) | 26 mm | 5 g | Lattice design, Eastern Arabic numerals 5 | 50 fils | ||||
| 10 piastres (qirsh) | 28 mm | 8 g | Lattice design, Eastern Arabic numerals 10 | 100 fils | ||||
| ¼ dinar | 26.5 mm Heptagonal |
7.4 g | Brass | Plain | Hussein bin Talal facing left | Leaf design, Eastern Arabic numerals ¼ | 1996 | Rubia1, 25 piastres, 250 fils |
| ½ dinar | 29 mm Heptagonal |
Leaf design, Eastern Arabic numerals ½ | Nuus2, 50 piastres, 500 fils | |||||
| ½ dinar | 29 mm Heptagonal |
9.6 g | Ring: Aluminium bronze Center: Cupronickel |
Plain | Hussein bin Talal facing left | Leaf design, Eastern Arabic numerals ½ | 1997 | |
| 1 dinar | 32 mm Heptagonal |
Brass | Plain | Hussein bin Talal facing left | Leaf design, Eastern Arabic numerals 1 | 1996 | ||
| 1 dinar | 24 mm | Milled | 1998 | |||||
| Sixth Series Coins | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Diameter | Weight | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | First Minted Year | Common Reference |
| 1 qirsh (piastre) | 25 mm | 5.5 g | Copper plated steel | Plain | Abdullah II facing right | Lattice design; Eastern Arabic numerals 1 | 2000 | |
| 5 piastres (qirsh) | 26 mm | 5 g | Nickel plated steel | Milled | Abdullah II facing right | Lattice design, Eastern Arabic numerals 5 | 2000 | 50 fils |
| 10 piastres (qirsh) | 28 mm | 8 g | Lattice design, Eastern Arabic numerals 10 | 100 fils | ||||
| ¼ dinar | 26.5 mm Heptagonal |
7.4 g | Brass | Plain | Abdullah II facing right | Leaf design, Eastern Arabic numerals ¼ | 2004 | Rubia1, 25 piastres, 250 fils |
| ½ dinar | 29 mm Heptagonal |
9.6 g | Ring: Aluminium bronze Center: Cupronickel |
Plain | Abdullah II facing right | Leaf design, Eastern Arabic numerals ½ | 2000 | Nuus2, 50 piastres, 500 fils |
- rubia is Arabic for "piece of four" or "quarter"
- nuus is Arabic for "piece of two" or "half"
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