Jordanian dinar banknotes

Jordanian dinar banknotes constitute the paper currency of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Following the kingdom's independence, the Jordan Currency Board was established under Provisional Act Number 35 of 1949 as the sole issuing authority. Based in London and comprising a president and four members, the Board oversaw banknote issuance until responsibility was transferred to the Central Bank of Jordan, which took over note production in 1964 and commenced operations in 1965.

Prior to the dinar, the territory used the Palestine pound, which had been issued from 1927 by the Palestine Currency Board. Jordan began issuing dinars in 1949 exchangeable at parity with the Palestinian pound. Following the incorporation of the West Bank in April 1950, the dinar officially became legal tender on 1 July 1950, fully superseding the Palestine pound on 30 September 1950. Even after Jordan lost administration of the West Bank in 1967, the banknotes remained widely used in that territory alongside the Israeli shekel.

Banknotes released by the Jordan Currency Board in 1949 were issued in denominations of 1⁄2, 1, 5, 10, and 50 dinars, bearing the official state name 'The Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan'. The Central Bank of Jordan subsequently released its first series on 4 August 1965. A 20 dinar denomination was later introduced in 1977. In 1999, the 1⁄2 dinar note was replaced by coins, while the 50 dinar note was re-issued in 2000. Across its operational history, the central bank has produced five successive series of notes.