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  • 1/4 Dinar 1977, KM# 30, Jordan, Hussein, 25th Anniversary of the Accession of King Hussein
  • 1/4 Dinar 1977, KM# 30, Jordan, Hussein, 25th Anniversary of the Accession of King Hussein
Description

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 three-quarters right surrounded by a laurel wreath within a half cogwheel and some blocks below all inside a crowned eagle wings, inscription "25th Anniversary of the Accession of King Hussein" and date above.

Abdullah's eldest son, Talal, was proclaimed King of Jordan. Talal appointed his son Hussein as crown prince on 9 September 1951. After a reign lasting less than thirteen months, the Parliament forced King Talal to abdicate due to his mental state – doctors had diagnosed schizophrenia. In his brief reign, Talal had introduced a modern, somewhat liberal constitution in 1952 that is still in use today. Hussein was proclaimed king on 11 August 1952, succeeding to the throne three months before his 17th birthday. A telegram from Jordan was brought in to Hussein while he was staying with his mother abroad in Lausanne, Switzerland, addressed to 'His Majesty King Hussein'. "I did not need to open it to know that my days as a schoolboy were over," Hussein later wrote in his memoirs. He returned home to cheering crowds.

العيد الخامس والعشرون للجلوس على العرش
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Reverse

Depicts the general outer view of Al-Khazneh in Petra surrounded by English inscriptions above, value in Arabic and English letters and date below.

Al-Khazneh, aka Khazneh el-Far'oun (treasury of the pharaoh), is one of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in Petra, a city of the Nabatean Kingdom inhabited by the Arabs in ancient times. As with most of the other buildings in this ancient town, including the Monastery (Arabic: Ad Deir), this structure was carved out of a sandstone rock face.

It is thought that Al-Khazneh was built as a mausoleum and crypt at the beginning of the 1st century AD during the reign of Aretas IV Philopatris. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in both Jordan and the region.

THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN
THE SILVER JUBILEE OF KING HUSSEIN
1977 - ١٣٩٧
QUARTER DINAR ربع دينار

Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Cupronickel
Weight 17 g
Diameter 34 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Royal Mint

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