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  • 1/4 Dinar 1974, KM# 29, Jordan, Hussein, 10th Anniversary of the Central Bank of Jordan
  • 1/4 Dinar 1974, KM# 29, Jordan, Hussein, 10th Anniversary of the Central Bank of Jordan
Description

The Central Bank of Jordan (Arabic: البنك المركزي الاردني) is the central bank of Jordan whose main duties include the release and distribution of the Jordanian currency and the maintenance of a national reserve of gold and foreign currencies. The bank also maintains and insures the safety of the banking environment in Jordan.

Jordan set out preparations to establish the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) in the late 1950s. The Law of the CBJ was enacted in 1959. Thereafter, its operational procedures were commenced on the first day of October 1964. The CBJ succeeded the Jordan Currency Board which had been established in 1950. The capital of the CBJ, which is totally owned by the government, was increased gradually, from one million to 18 billion Jordanian Dinars. The CBJ enjoys the status of an independent and autonomous corporate body, although its capital is owned entirely by the government.

Hussein bin Talal (1935–1999) was King of Jordan from the abdication of his father, King Talal, in 1952, until his death. Hussein's rule extended through the Cold War and four decades of Arab–Israeli conflict.

Obverse

Depicts a bust of Hussein bin Talal right surrounded by the texts "Hussein bin Talal" and "King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan".

الحسين بن طلال
ملك المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية

Reverse

Depicts an olive tree within a circle of olive leaves surrounded by the inscription in Arabic above and English below with the date in Gregorian on both sides, the value in Arabic and English letters.

الذكرى العاشرة لتأسيس البنك المركزي الأردني
1964-1974 ·10TH ANNIVERSARY·١٩٦٤-١٩٧٤
QUARTER DINAR
CENTRAL BANK OF JORDAN

Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Silver
Fineness 0.925
Weight 19.04 g
Diameter 34 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Alt # KM# PS6A

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