Jordan Central Bank 50
Jordan Central Bank 50
History[edit]
In 1927, the British administration of the Palestinian Mandate established the Palestine Currency Board which issued the Palestine pound which was the official currency in both Mandatory Palestine and the Emirate of Transjordan.
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Though Jordan became an independent kingdom on 25 May 1946, it continued to use the Palestinian pound for a while. In 1949, it passed the Provisional Act No. 35 of 1949, which established the Jordan Currency Board as the sole authority in the kingdom entitled to issue Jordanian currency, called the Jordanian dinar. The Board was based in London and consisted of a president and four members, and began issuing Jordanian dinars in 1949 and was exchangeable for Palestinian pounds at parity.
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Jordan Central Bank 50
After Jordan annexed the West Bank in April 1950, the dinar replaced the Palestinian pound. On 1 July 1950, the Jordanian dinar became the kingdom’s official currency and legal tender. The use of the Palestine pound ceased in the country on 30 September 1950. The Central Bank of Jordan was established in 1959 and took over note production in 1964. In 1967, Jordan lost control of the West Bank, but the Jordanian dinar continued to be used there. It continues to be widely used in the West Bank alongside the Israeli shekel.[2]
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Coins[edit]
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 1⁄4 dinar coins in 1970. The 1 fils coin was last minted in 1985. In 1996, smaller 1⁄4 dinar coins were introduced alongside 1⁄2 and 1 dinar coins.
Until 1992, coins were denominated in Arabic using fils, qirsh, dirham and dinar but in English only in fils and dinar. Since 1992, the fils and dirham are no longer used in the Arabic and the English denominations are given in dinar and either qirsh or piastres.
| Value | Diameter | Weight | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | First Minted Year | Common Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 qirsh | 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 ‘Shilin’ |
| 10 piastres (qirsh) | 28 mm | 8 g | Lattice design, Eastern Arabic numerals 10 | 100 fils, ‘Bareezah’ | ||||
| 1⁄4 dinar | 26.5 mm Heptagonal |
7.4 g | Brass | Plain | Abdullah II facing right | Leaf design, Eastern Arabic numerals 1⁄4 | 2004 | Rub’a1, 25 piastres, 250 fils |
| 1⁄2 dinar | 29 mm Heptagonal |
9.6 g | Ring: Aluminium bronze Center: Cupronickel |
Plain | Abdullah II facing right | Leaf design, Eastern Arabic numerals 1⁄2 | 2000 | Nusf2, 50 piastres, 500 fils |
Banknotes[edit]
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In 1949, banknotes were issued by the Jordan Currency Board in denominations of 1⁄2, 1, 5, 10 and 50 dinars. They bore the country’s official name, “The Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan”.[4] 20 dinar notes were introduced in 1977, followed by 50 dinars in 1999. 1⁄2 dinar notes were replaced by coins in 1999.
| The Fourth Series of the Central Bank of Jordan[5] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obverse | Reverse | Value | Dimensions | Main Color | Obverse | Reverse | Printed Date | Issued Date | Watermark |
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1 dinar | 133 × 74 mm | Lime and green | Hussein bin Ali | Great Arab Revolt | 2002 Hijri 1423 |
March 30, 2003 | Sharif Hussein bin Ali |
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5 dinars | 137 × 74 mm | Brick orange | Abdullah bin al-Hussein I | Ma’an Palace | December 22, 2002 | Abdullah I bin al-Hussein | |
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10 dinars | 141 × 74 mm | Blue | Talal bin Abdullah | First Jordanian Parliament Building | Talal bin Abdullah | ||
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20 dinars | 145 × 74 mm | Cyan | Hussein bin Talal | Dome of the Rock | February 2, 2003 | Hussein bin Talal | |
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50 dinars | 149 × 74 mm | Pink and brown | Abdullah bin al-Hussein II | Raghadan Palace | Abdullah II bin al-Hussein | ||
Fixed exchange rate[edit]
Since October 23, 1995, the dinar has officially been pegged to the IMF‘s special drawing rights (SDRs), while in practice it was fixed at 1 U.S. dollar = 0.709 dinar most of the time, which is approximately 1 dinar = 1.41044 dollars.[6][7] The Central Bank buys U.S. dollars at 0.708 dinar per dollar, and sells U.S. dollars at 0.710 dinar per dollar.[8]
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| Current JOD exchange rates | |
|---|---|
| From Google Finance: | AUD CAD CHF CNY EUR GBP HKD JPY USD ILS EUR JPY |
| From Yahoo! Finance: | AUD CAD CHF CNY EUR GBP HKD JPY USD ILS EUR JPY |
| From XE.com: | AUD CAD CHF CNY EUR GBP HKD JPY USD ILS EUR JPY |
| From OANDA: | AUD CAD CHF CNY EUR GBP HKD JPY USD ILS EUR JPY |
Jordan Central Bank 50
Jordan Central Bank 50
A sample exchange rate of Jordanian dinars to US dollars:
| Year | US Dollar = |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.29 dinar |
| 1985 | 0.39 dinar |
| 1990 | 0.66 dinar |
| 1995 | 0.70 dinar |
| 2020 | 0.71 dinar |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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Jordan Central Bank 50
- ^ “Exchange rates of major foreign currencies announced by CBJ”. Retrieved 14 June 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Jump up to:a b Zacharia, Janine (2010-05-31). “Palestinian officials think about replacing Israeli shekel with Palestine pound”. The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- ^ Cobham, David (2004-09-15). “Alternative currency arrangements for a new Palestinian state”. In David Cobham (ed.). The Economics of Palestine: Economic Policy and Institutional Reform for a Viable Palestine State (PDF). London: Routledge. ISBN 9780415327619. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- ^ Linzmayer, Owen (2012). “Jordan”. The Banknote Book. San Francisco, CA: www.BanknoteNews.com.
- ^ “Central Bank of Jordan – Museum”. Archived from the original on 2005-03-11. Retrieved 2005-09-11.
- ^ Exchange Rate Fluctuations, Programme Management Unit Archived 2004-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tables of modern monetary history: Asia Archived 2007-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Report of the Working Party on the Accession of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the World Trade Organization Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
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