Jordanian dinar

Short description: Currency of Jordan

Jordanian dinarدينار أردني (Arabic)

Fifth edition Jordanian bank notes and coins

ISO 4217
Code| JOD (numeric: 400)
Subunit| 0.001
Unit
Symbol| د.أ
Denominations
Subunit|
​1⁄10| dirham
​1⁄100| qirsh or piastre
​1⁄1000| fils
Banknotes| 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 dinars
Coins| 1, 5, 10 piastres/qirsh, ​1⁄4, ​1⁄2 dinar
Demographics
Date of introduction| 1949
Replaced| Palestine pound
Official user(s)| Jordan
Unofficial user(s)| West Bank
Issuance
Central bank| Jordan Currency Board (1950–1964)
Central Bank of Jordan (1964–present)
Website| www.cbj.gov.jo
Valuation
Inflation| 1.35%
Source| The World Factbook, 2021 est.
Pegged with| US dollar[1]
US$ = JOD 0.71 (buy)
US$ = JOD 0.718 (sell)

The Jordanian dinar (Arabic: دينار أردني; code: JOD; unofficially abbreviated as JD) has been the currency of Jordan since 1950. The dinar is divided into 100 qirsh (also called piastres) or 1000 fulus. Fils are effectively obsolete; however, monetary amounts are still written to three decimal places representing fils. It is pegged to the US dollar.

The Central Bank of Jordan commenced operations in 1965 and became the sole issuer of Jordanian currency, in place of the Jordan Currency Board.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Coins
* 3 Banknotes
* 3.1 Issues by the Jordan Currency Board
* 3.1.1 First issue
* 3.1.2 Second issue
* 3.2 Issues by the Central Bank of Jordan
* 3.2.1 First issue
* 3.2.2 Second issue
* 3.2.3 Third issue
* 3.2.4 Fourth issue
* 3.2.5 Fifth issue
* 4 Fixed exchange rate
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## History

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. 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.

After Jordanian rule of 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]

In 1988 and 1989, the dinar depreciated substantially due to mounting foreign debts in the kingdom. During that time, there were protests across the country.

## 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 ​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.

Fifth issue (2000)

Image  | Value  | Diameter
(mm)  | Mass
(g)  | Composition  | Edge  | Obverse  | Reverse  | Issue  | Other terms
Obverse  | Reverse
80px  | 80px  | 1 qirsh  | 25.00  | 5.50  |  | Copper-plated steel | Plain  | Abdullah II bin al-Hussein  | Lettering:
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan;
value (English and Arabic);
year of issue (Hijri and Gregorian) | 2000  |
80px  | 80px  | 5 piastres
(qirsh)  | 26.00  | 5.00  |  | Nickel-plated steel | Milled  | 50 fils
Shilin
80px  | 80px  | 10 piastres
(qirsh)  | 28.00  | 8.00  | 100 fils
Bareezah
80px  | 80px  | ​1⁄4 dinar  | 26.50
(Heptagonal) | 7.40  |  | Brass | Plain  | 2004  | Rub'a[lower-alpha 1]
25 piastres
250 fils
80px  | 80px  | ​1⁄2 dinar  | 29.00
(Heptagonal) | 9.60  | Outer: Aluminium bronze | 2000  | Nusf[lower-alpha 2]
50 piastres
500 fils
| Inner: Cupronickel

1. ↑ rub'a is Arabic for "piece of four" or "quarter".
2. ↑ nusf is Arabic for "piece of two" or "half".

## Banknotes

The Central Bank of Jordan is the sole authority to issue Jordanian banknotes since its establishment in 1964. It released into circulation its first series of Jordanian notes on August 4, 1965. From 1949 to 1965, currency issue was entrusted in the Jordan Currency Board. Before 1949, the Palestinian pound was used.[3]

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. The ​1⁄2 dinar notes were replaced by coins in 1999 and the 50 dinar note was re-issued in 2000.

### Issues by the Jordan Currency Board

#### First issue

First issue (1949–1952)[5]

Image  | Value  | Dimensions
(mm)  | Main colour  | Description  | Issue
Obverse  | Reverse  | Obverse  | Reverse
75px  | 75px  | 500 fils  | 128 x 76[6] |  | Purple  | Wadi Al Arab irrigation project[6] | Shepherd with his flock[6] | 1949 (Gregorian)

1368 (Hijri)

85px  | 85px  | 1 dinar  | 160 x 86[7] |  | Green  | Abdullah I bin al-Hussein  | Oval Plaza, Jerash[7]
90px  | 90px  | 5 dinars  | 169 x 88[8] |  | Red  | Al-Khazneh[8]
102px  | 102px  | 10 dinars  | 185 x 97[9] |  | Blue
105px  | 105px  | 50 dinars  | 190 x 100[10] |  | Brown  | Aqaba[10]

#### Second issue

Second issue (1952–1965)[11]

Image  | Value  | Dimensions
(mm)  | Main colour  | Description  | Issue
Obverse  | Reverse  | Obverse  | Reverse
75px  | 75px  | 500 fils  | 128 x 76[12] |  | Purple  | Wadi Al Arab irrigation project[12] | Shepherd with his flock[12] | 1952 (Gregorian)

1371 (Hijri)

85px  | 85px  | 1 dinar  | 160 x 86[13] |  | Green  | Hussein bin Talal  | Oval Plaza, Jerash[13]
90px  | 90px  | 5 dinars  | 169 x 88[14] |  | Red  | Al-Khazneh
102px  | 102px  | 10 dinars  | 185 x 97[15] |  | Blue

### Issues by the Central Bank of Jordan

#### First issue

First issue (1965–1975)[16]

Image  | Value  | Dimensions
(mm)  | Main colour  | Description  | Issue
Obverse  | Reverse  | Obverse  | Reverse
80px  | 80px  | ​1⁄2 dinar  | 140 x 70[17] |  | Brown  | Hussein bin Talal  | Oval Forum, Jerash[17] | 4 August 1965[17]
85px  | 85px  | 1 dinar  | 150 x 75[17] |  | Green  | Dome of the Rock[17]
95px  | 95px  | 5 dinars  | 164 x 82[18] |  | Red  | Al-Khazneh[18]
100px  | 100px  | 10 dinars  | 175 x 88[19] |  | Blue  | Al-Maghtas[19]

#### Second issue

Second issue (1975–1992)[20]

Image  | Value  | Dimensions
(mm)  | Main colour  | Description  | Issue
Obverse  | Reverse
80px  | ​1⁄2 dinar  | 136 × 67.5[21] |  | Brown  | Hussein bin Talal  | Oval Forum, Jerash[21] | 16 November 1975[21]
80px  | 1 dinar  | 144 × 71.5[22] |  | Green  | Dome of the Rock[22] | 16 November 1975[22]
80px  | 5 dinars  | 152 × 76[23] |  | Red  | Petra[23] | 16 November 1975[23]
80px  | 10 dinars  | 160 × 80[24] |  | Blue  | Cultural Palace, Al-Hussein Youth Sports City;
Roman Amphitheater, Amman[24] | 16 November 1975[24]
80px  | 20 dinars  | 168 × 84  |  | Olive green[25] | Al-Hussein Thermal Power Station, Zarqa;
Olive grove[26] | 3 June 1978[3]
80px  |  | Blue green  | 25 August 1990[25]

#### Third issue

Third issue (1992–2002)[27]

Image  | Value  | Dimensions
(mm)  | Main colour  | Description  | Issue
Obverse  | Reverse
100px  | ​1⁄2 dinar  | 131 × 62[28] |  | Brown  | Hussein bin Talal  | Qusayr 'Amra[28] | 1 August 1992[28][29]
100px  | 1 dinar  | 137 × 66[29] |  | Green  | The Cardo, Jerash[29]
100px  | 5 dinar  | 143 × 70[30] |  | Red  | Al-Khazneh[30] | 1 October 1992[30][31]
100px  | 10 dinar  | 149 × 74[31] |  | Blue  | Ajloun Castle[31]
100px  | 20 dinar  | 155 × 78[32] |  | Olive green  | Dome of the Rock[32] | 1 August 1992[32]
| 50 dinar  | 149 × 74[33] |  | Brown and purple  | Abdullah II  | Raghadan Palace  | 27 January 2000[34]

#### Fourth issue

Fourth issue (2002–2022)[27]

Image  | Value  | Dimensions
(mm)  | Main colour  | Description  | First
printing  | Issue
Obverse  | Reverse  | Obverse  | Reverse
80px  | 80px  | 1 dinar  | 133 × 74[35] |  | Green  | Hussein bin Ali;
Silver Hashemite coin[35] | Great Arab Revolt;
Supreme Order of the Renaissance[35] | 2002
1423 AH | 30 March 2003[35]
85px  | 85px  | 5 dinars  | 137 × 74[36] |  | Orange  | Abdullah I bin al-Hussein;
Army inspection[36] | Ma’an Palace;
Umayyad coin minted in Jordan[36] | 22 December 2002[36][37]
90px  | 90px  | 10 dinars  | 141 × 74[37] |  | Blue  | Talal bin Abdullah;
Umm Qais Museum[37] | First Jordanian parliament; Wadi Rum;
Decorative motif from Al Qastal[37]
95px  | 95px  | 20 dinars  | 145 × 74[38] |  | Cyan  | Hussein bin Talal;
King Abdullah I Mosque[38] | Dome of the Rock[38] | 2 February 2003[38][39]
100px  | 100px  | 50 dinars  | 149 × 74[39] |  | Brownish
purple  | Abdullah II bin al-Hussein[39] | Raghadan Palace;
Marble carvings from Al-Aqsa Mosque;
Black iris flower[39]

#### Fifth issue

Fifth issue (2022)[40]

Image  | Value  | Dimensions
(mm)[3] | Main colour  | Description  | First
printing  | Issue
Obverse  | Reverse  | Obverse  | Reverse
80px  | 80px  | 1 dinar  | 133 × 74  |  | Green  | Hussein bin Ali;
Acanthus syriacus | Mountains of Wadi Rum;
Sinai rosefinch | 2022  | 26 December 2022
85px  | 85px  | 5 dinars  | 137 × 74  |  | Red  | Abdullah I bin al-Hussein;
Petra | Treasury, Petra | 16 August 2023
90px  | 90px  | 10 dinars  | 141 × 74  |  | Blue  | Talal bin Abdullah;
Qusayr 'Amra  | Roman Theater, Amman | 26 July 2023
95px  | 95px  | 20 dinars  | 145 × 74  |  | Cyan  | Hussein bin Talal;
King Hussein Mosque  | Wadi Mujib  | 21 March 2023
100px  | 100px  | 50 dinars  | 149 × 74  |  | Purple  | Abdullah II bin al-Hussein;
Jerusalem | Wadi Rum  | 5 February 2023

## Fixed exchange rate

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.[41][42] The Central Bank buys U.S. dollars at 0.708 dinar per dollar, and sells U.S. dollars at 0.710 dinar per dollar.[43]

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

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

* British currency in the Middle East
* Economy of Jordan
* Economy of the Palestinian territories
* Iraqi dinar

## References

1. ↑ "Exchange rates of major foreign currencies announced by CBJ". http://www.cbj.gov.jo/uploads/23.xls.
2. ↑ Zacharia, Janine (2010-05-31). "Palestinian officials think about replacing Israeli shekel with Palestine pound". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/29/AR2010052903131.html.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Banknotes - the Central Bank of Jordan". https://www.cbj.gov.jo/Pages/viewpage.aspx?pageID=219.
4. ↑ Linzmayer, Owen (2012). "Jordan". The Banknote Book. San Francisco, CA: www.BanknoteNews.com. http://www.banknotebook.com.
5. ↑ "CBJ -". 2007-10-26. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/pages.php?local_type=26&category=7&subcategory=8.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "CBJ -". 2006-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=39&local_details=1.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "CBJ -". 2007-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=38&local_details=1.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "CBJ -". 2006-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=37&local_details=1.
9. ↑ "CBJ -". 2007-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=36&local_details=1.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "CBJ -". 2007-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=35&local_details=1.
11. ↑ "CBJ -". 2007-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/pages.php?local_type=26&category=7&subcategory=9.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "CBJ -". 2007-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=43&local_details=1.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "CBJ -". 2007-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=42&local_details=1.
14. ↑ "CBJ -". 2007-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=41&local_details=1.
15. ↑ "CBJ -". 2007-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=40&local_details=1.
16. ↑ "CBJ -". 2007-10-30. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/pages.php?local_type=26&category=7&subcategory=10.
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 "CBJ -". 2007-10-30. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=46&local_details=1.
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "CBJ -". 2007-10-30. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=45&local_details=1.
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "CBJ -". 2007-10-30. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=44&local_details=1.
20. ↑ "CBJ -". 2007-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/pages.php?local_type=26&category=7&subcategory=11.
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 "CBJ -". 2007-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=53&local_details=1.
22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 "CBJ -". 2007-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=52&local_details=1.
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 "CBJ -". 2007-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=51&local_details=1.
24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 "CBJ -". 2007-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=50&local_details=1.
25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 "CBJ -". 2007-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=49&local_details=1.
26. ↑ "الصفحة الرئيسية - البنك المركزي الاردني". https://www.cbj.gov.jo/DetailsPage/CBJAR/BanknotesVersions.aspx.
27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Central Bank of Jordan - Museum". http://www.cbj.gov.jo/pages.php?local_type=26&category=7&subcategory=29.
28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 "CBJ -". 2007-10-26. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=58&local_details=1.
29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 "CBJ -". 2007-10-26. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=57&local_details=1.
30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 "CBJ -". 2007-10-26. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=56&local_details=1.
31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 "CBJ -". 2007-10-26. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=55&local_details=1.
32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 "CBJ -". 2007-10-30. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=54&local_details=1.
33. ↑ https://www.cbj.gov.jo/EN/ListDetails/Issuance_of_Banknotes/2338/22
34. ↑ https://www.cbj.gov.jo/EN/Pages/Introductions
35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3 "CBJ -". 2007-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=64&local_details=1.
36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 "CBJ -". 2007-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=63&local_details=1.
37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 "CBJ -". 2007-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=62&local_details=1.
38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 "CBJ -". 2007-10-23. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=61&local_details=1.
39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 "CBJ -". 2007-10-26. http://www.cbj.gov.jo/arabic/template.php?local_type=26&gallery_id=60&local_details=1.
40. ↑ "The Fifth Edition of The Central Bank of Jordan". https://www.cbj.gov.jo/en/Pages/CustomVideoGallery.
41. ↑ Exchange Rate Fluctuations, Programme Management Unit
42. ↑ Tables of modern monetary history: Asia
43. ↑ Report of the Working Party on the Accession of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the World Trade Organization

## External links

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