Time Period: 1916-1950

Timeline

  • 12.12.1918
  • British Military Administration ordinance [No. 73A] on the adoption of the Egyptian Pound as the unit of account and rating of other coinage in circulation; effective immediately
  • 02.01.1921
  • British High Commissioner's ordinance [No. 36] on the demonetization of all circulating coinage except for the British Sovereign; effective 22.01.1921
  • 07.02.1927
  • AH:04.08.1345
  • Law [Currency Order] on the introduction of the Palestinian Pound as currency for Palestine and Transjordan territories; effective 01.11.1927
  • 01.04.1927
  • AH:28.09.1345
  • Ordinance [Currency Notes] on the issuance of paper money by the Palestine Currency Board; effective 01.11.1927
  • 01.11.1927
  • Start of currency exchange:
    - 01.11.1927: Start of issuance of the new banknotes and coins
    - 29.02.1928: Demonetization of the British Sovereign
    - 31.03.1928: Demonetization of the Egyptian currency.


Time Period: 1950-

Currency: Jordanian Dinar


Timeline

  • ??.??.1949
  • (Temporary) law [No. 35] on the establishment of a currency board and introduction of a national currency; effective 01.01.1950.
    - ??.??.1949: Amended (temporary) law [No. 49] allowing a later enforcement date; effective 01.07.1950.
  • 01.07.1950
  • Start of currency exchange:
    - 01.07.1950: Start of issuance of the new banknotes
    - 30.09.1950: End of exchange period, demonetization of the Palestinian banknotes, coins were tolerated until 30.06.1951.
  • 14.02.1959
  • Central Bank Law, amended 1960; effective upon constitution of the bank on 01.10.1964
  • 04.08.1965
  • Start of issuance of banknotes by the Central Bank
    - 05.06.1971: Government (or Central Bank) resolution on the demonetization of the Currency Board's banknotes; effective 31.10.1971.

Valuation Regimes

  • 1950-1967
  • Fixed rate against British Pound
  • 1967-1974
  • Fixed rate against US Dollar
  • 1974-1975
  • Variable rate
  • 1975-1988
  • Fixed rate against IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDR) unit
  • 1988-1995
  • Variable rate
  • 1995-
  • Fixed rate against US Dollar

Rate Arrangements

  • 01.07.1950
  • Fixed
  • British Pound at 1 : 1 - [Gold parity (02.10.1953)] 2'488.28mg AU fine
  • ±0.0%
  • 18.11.1967
  • Fixed
  • US Dollar at 2.80 : 1 - [Gold parity] 2'488.28mg AU fine
  • ±0.0%
  • 08.05.1972
  • Fixed
  • US Dollar at 2.80 : 1 - [Gold parity] 2'291.84mg AU fine
  • ±0.0%
  • 19.02.1973
  • Fixed
  • US Dollar at 3.111 : 1
  • +11.1%
  • 01.07.1974
  • Variable
  • initially: US Dollar at 3.111 : 1
  • ±0.0%
  • 22.02.1975
  • Fixed
  • SDR at 2.579 : 1
  • -
  • 15.10.1988
  • Variable
  • initially: SDR at 2.579 : 1
  • ±0.0%
  • 06.12.1995
  • Fixed
  • US Dollar at 1 : 0.709
  • -


End-year Forex Rates (Units per US Dollar)