Jordanian Dinar - Coins

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
  1. rubia is Arabic for "piece of four" or "quarter"
  2. nuus is Arabic for "piece of two" or "half"

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