½ Dirham / 50 Fils - Hussein

Features

Issuer	Jordan
King	Hussein bin Talal (1952-1999)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1398-1411 (1978-1991)
Calendar	Islamic (Hijri)
Value	50 Fils 0.050 JOD = USD 0.07
Currency	Dinar (1949-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	7.5 g
Diameter	26 mm
Thickness	1.93 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 5617
References	KM# 39 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Schön# 40 Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 volumes).

Obverse

Portrait of Hussein II bin Talal, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Lettering:
الحسين بن طلال
ملك المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية

Translation:
Hussein bin Talal
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Engraver: Geoffrey Colley

Reverse

Lettering:
١٤٠٦هـ-١٩٨٥م
نصف درهم
٥٠ فلسا
FIFTY FILS
THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM
OF JORDAN

Translation:
1985-1406
Half Dirham
50 Fils

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1398 (1978)	6 168 000	$ 0.18	$ 0.21	$ 0.58	$ 0.80	$ 0.94	$ 2.60	١٣٩٨هـ ١٩٧٨م	34%
1398 (1978)	20 000							١٣٩٨هـ ١٩٧٨م Proof Sets only (KM#PS9)	0.8%
1401 (1981)	5 000 000		$ 0.34	$ 0.57	$ 1.20			١٤٠١هـ ١٩٨١م	26%
1404 (1984)	10 000 000	$ 0.22	$ 0.46	$ 0.47	$ 0.58	$ 1.60	$ 1.60	١٤٠٤هـ ١٩٨٤م	40%
1406 (1985)							$ 3.10	١٤٠٦هـ ١٩٨٥م Mint Sets only (KM#MS1)	0.8%
1406 (1985)	5 000							١٤٠٦هـ ١٩٨٥م Proof Sets only (KM#PS11)	0.3%
1409 (1989)	6 000 000	$ 0.37	$ 0.37	$ 0.48	$ 0.57	$ 1.00	$ 1.10	١٤٠٩هـ ١٩٨٩م	21%
1411 (1991)	10 000 000	$ 0.10	$ 0.27	$ 0.46	$ 0.92	$ 1.80		١٤١١هـ ١٩٩١م	29%

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