Green and blue engraving settles into a measured royal field, where formal portraiture carries the quiet weight of Hashemite statehood.

Design & Symbolism

Obverse

The obverse centers on King Hussein wearing a kaffiyeh, framed by Arabic inscriptions, floral ornament, and a flower registration device within a pale security field. The composition gives the monarch a calm official presence, using soft geometric structure and restrained color to place royal authority within the circulation language of the Jordanian dinar.

Reverse

The reverse opens onto the Cardo Maximus columns at the Jerash archaeological site, with the colonnaded street extending across the design beside English inscriptions. The scene shifts from royal portrait to ancient urban stone, placing modern Jordan beside the architectural depth of its classical landscape.

Collector’s Insight

For collectors, the 1996 1 dinar issue belongs to Jordan’s King Hussein fifth issue and is distinguished by the Awad and Fariz signature pairing. It is a defined late-1990s circulation variety, recording the final mature phase of Jordan’s Hussein-era paper dinar before later design changes.

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