50 Dinars - Abdullah II (Millennium) 1420 (2000) front 50 Dinars - Abdullah II (Millennium) 1420 (2000) back
50 Dinars - Abdullah II (Millennium) 1420 (2000) photo
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50 Dinars - Abdullah II Millennium

1420 (2000) year
Gold (.917) 16.96 g 30 mm
Description
Issuer
Jordan
King
Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein (1999-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
1420 (2000)
Calendar
Islamic (Hijri)
Value
50 Dinars 50 JOD = USD 71
Currency
Dinar (1949-date)
Composition
Gold (.917)
Weight
16.96 g
Diameter
30 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-06
References
Numista
N#63023
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Lettering:
BETHANY·BEYOND·JORDAN·JOHN 1.28
THE SITE OF THE BAPTISM
MILLENNIUM YEAR 2000 A.D.

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Official Proof Set (unlisted in Krause) containing 2 coins (KM#72&82):

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Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Non-circulating coin 50 Dinars - Abdullah II (Millennium) 1420 (2000) from Jordan made of Gold (.917) weighing 16.96 g is that it was issued to commemorate the millennium year 2000, and it features an image of King Abdullah II on one side and a depiction of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem on the other.