JOD – Jordanian Dinar
Monetary System
1 Jordanian dinar (JOD) = 10 dirham = 100 piastres = 1,000 fils
2022 – 2023 Fifth Series Issues
Each note has a 8-digit serial number and 2-letter prefix. The prefixes start at AA, and the second letter advances alphabetically over time before advancing the first letter alphabetically.
Description: 1.00 JOD – Jordanian Dinar Size: 133 x 74 mm
Green, brown, red, orange, and violet. Front: Arabic text; crown as registration device; floral ornament; unknown flowering plants in field; Sharif Hussein Bin Ali; holographic patch. Back: English text; Rosefinch of Petra and Rum perched on ground; floral vignettes; crown as registration device. Solid security thread and windowed holographic security thread with demetalized 1. Watermark: Sharif Hussein Bin Ali and electrotype 1 with Arabic text. 133 x 74 mm. Paper.
Description: 5.00 JOD – Jordanian Dinar Size: 137 x 74 mm
Orange, red, and brown. Front: Arabic text; crown as registration device; unknown plant; rock-cut architecture of Al Khazneh (The Treasury) at Petra archaeological site; King Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein; OVI patch. Back: English text; camel caravan flanking detail above pediment of The Treasury; crown as registration device. Solid security thread and windowed security thread with demetalized CBJ 5. Watermark: King Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein and electrotype Arabic text. Printer: (Unknown). 137 x 74 mm. Paper.
Description: 10.00 JOD – Jordanian Dinar Size: 141 x 74 mm
Blue and violet. Front: Arabic text; crown as registration device; unknown flowers; Qusayr Amra vaults; King Talal; OVI patch. Back: English text; unknown flowers; Roman amphitheater in Amman; crown as registration device. Solid security thread and windowed security thread with demetalized CBJ 10. Watermark: King Talal and electrotype Arabic text. 141 x 74 mm. Paper.
Description: 20.00 JOD – Jordanian Dinar Size: 145 x 74 mm
Green and blue. Front: Arabic text; crown as registration device; ostrich; unknown mosque; King Hussein Bin Talal; OVI patch. Back: English text; ancient coins; unknown landscape; crown as registration device. Solid security thread and windowed security thread with demetalized CBJ 20. Watermark: King Hussein Bin Talal and electrotype Arabic text. 145 x 74 mm. Paper.
Description: 50.00 JOD – Jordanian Dinar Size: 149 x 74 mm
Brown, purple, and orange. Front: Arabic text; crown as registration device; skyline of Jerusalem with the Dome of the Rock; King Abdullah II; OVI patch. Back: English text; Wadi Basin; crown as registration device. Solid security thread and windowed security thread with demetalized CBJ 50. Watermark: King Abdullah II and electrotype Arabic text. Printer: 149 x 74 mm. Paper.
2002 – 2021 Fourth Series Issues
Description: 1.00 JOD – Jordanian Dinar Size: 133 x 74 mm
Green and blue. Front: Arabic text; Hashemite silver coins struck in The Kingdom of Hijaz in 1916; Sharif Hussein Bin Ali. Back: English text; three men riding camels with flag of the Great Arab Revolt; Renaissance medal; antique compass from the Levant. Solid security thread and windowed security thread with demetalized CBJ 1. Watermark: Varieties. Printer: (De La Rue). 133 x 74 mm. Paper.
Description: 5.00 JOD – Jordanian Dinar Size: 137 x 74 mm
Orange, red, and brown. Front: Arabic text; King Abdullah on horseback inspecting army troops and calvary; King Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein and his seal; gold coin struck in 1916 – Proclamation of the Great Arab Revolt. Back: Ummayad coin struck at a mint in Jordan; King Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein headquarters – Ma’an Palace; trees. Solid security thread and windowed security thread with demetalized CBJ 5. Watermark: King Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein and electrotype Arabic text. Printer: (De La Rue). 137 x 74 mm. Paper.
Description: 10.00 JOD – Jordanian Dinar Size: 141 x 74 mm
Blue and violet. Front: Arabic text; Um Qais Museum building; King Talal; stamp commemorating the establishment of the Parliament: foil seal obscures vertical s/n. Back: English text;decorative pattern from Al Qastal; men with flags entering first Parliament building; Bedouins on camels in Wadi Rum valley. Solid security thread and windowed security thread with demetalized CBJ 10. Watermark: King Talal and electrotype Arabic text. Printer: (De La Rue). 141 x 74 mm. Paper.
Description: 10.00 JOD – Jordanian Dinar Size: 141 x 74 mm
Blue and violet. Front: Arabic text; Um Qais Museum building; King Talal; stamp commemorating the establishment of the Parliament; foil seal does not obscure vertical s/n. Back: English text;decorative pattern from Al Qastal; men with flags entering first Parliament building; Bedouins on camels in Wadi Rum valley. Solid security thread and windowed security thread with demetalized CBJ 10. Watermark: King Talal and electrotype Arabic text. Printer: (De La Rue). 141 x 74 mm. Paper.
Like previous issue , but portrait and design elements shifted to avoid overprinting foil seal with vertical s/n.
Description: 20.00 JOD – Jordanian Dinar Size: 145 x 74 mm
Green and blue. Front: Arabic text; King Abdullah Mosque with minarets; King Hussein Bin Talal; holographic patch. Back: English text; Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. Solid security thread and windowed security thread with demetalized CBJ 20. Watermark: King Hussein Bin Talal and electrotype Arabic text. Printer: (De La Rue). 145 x 74 mm. Paper.
Description: 50.00 JOD – Jordanian Dinar Size: 149 x 74 mm
Brown, purple, and orange. Front: Arabic text; King Abdullah II; coat of arms holographic patch. Back: English text; carved marble from Al Aqsa mosque; Raghadan palace building; black iris flower. Solid security thread and windowed security thread with demetalized CBJ 50. Watermark: King Abdullah II and electrotype Arabic text. Printer: (De La Rue). 149 x 74 mm. Paper.
Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan
From 1927 to 1950, the Palestine Currency Board issued Palestinian pounds as the official currency in both Palestine and the Trans-Jordan Emirate. After Jordan became an independent kingdom on 25 May 1946, the idea of issuing a national currency arose and led to the passing of the Provisional Act No. 35 of 1949. Under this Act, the Jordan Currency Board was formed, which became the sole authority entitled to issue Jordanian currency in the kingdom. The London-based entity consisted of a president and four members. As of 1 July 1950, the Jordanian dinar became the kingdom’s official currency, and use of the Palestinian pound ceased in the kingdom on 30 September 1950. Although issued by the Jordan Currency Board, the notes bear the name of The Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan.
Buying Banknotes
The Central Bank of Jordan sells sets of banknotes directly to the public.
Currency Museum
In the early 1980s, the Central Bank of Jordan opened a Currency Museum at its headquarters on King Hussein Street in Amman.
