Estimated Print Runs

Jordanian Banknotes — JCB & CBJ Issues

Methodology: Each prefix represents 1,000,000 banknotes (serial numbers 000001–1,000,000). The specimen of each new signature/date variant carries the first prefix of that print run. By mapping where each variant starts in the prefix sequence, the number of prefixes — and therefore the estimated print run — can be calculated. The last variant in each denomination extends to the end of the issue's prefix sequence. Where multiple variants share a prefix (CROSSOVER), observed serial numbers from issued notes are used to estimate the split to the nearest 100,000.

JCB prefix sequence: AA, AB, AC, AD, AE, AF, AG, AH, AJ, AK, AL, … (I and O always skipped — resemble 1 and 0)
1st Issue: AA–AL (11 prefixes)  ·  2nd Issue: BA onwards (varies by denomination)

CBJ prefix sequence: Arabic-only prefixes (أأ, أب, أج, أد, أهـ, أو, أز, أح, أط, أي, أك, …) — follows the Abjad letter order with 23 prefixes per group. English equivalents shown in parentheses are approximations.
ZZ / زز prefixes are specimen/replacement notes — excluded from print run counts.

1st Issue — 500 Fils (P-1)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-1a Sig 1: Al-Sukkar / Haidar AA AA, AB 2,000,000
P-1b Sig 2: Al-Nabulsi / Codrington AC AC, AD 2,000,000
Total — 1st Issue — 500 Fils (P-1) 4,000,000

1st Issue — 1 Dinar (P-2)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-2a Sig 1: Al-Sukkar / Haidar AB AB, AC, AD, AE, AF, AG, AH 7,000,000
P-2b Sig 2: Al-Nabulsi / Codrington AJ AJ, AK, AL 3,000,000
Total — 1st Issue — 1 Dinar (P-2) 10,000,000

1st Issue — 5 Dinars (P-3)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-3 Sig 1: Al-Sukkar / Haidar AA AA (partial, ~400K) 400,000
Total — 1st Issue — 5 Dinars (P-3) 400,000

1st Issue — 10 Dinars (P-4)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-4 Sig 1: Al-Sukkar / Haidar AA AA (partial, ~400K) 400,000
Total — 1st Issue — 10 Dinars (P-4) 400,000

1st Issue — 50 Dinars (P-5)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-5 Sig 2: Al-Nabulsi / Codrington AA AA (2,500 printed) 3,000
Total — 1st Issue — 50 Dinars (P-5) 3,000

2nd Issue — 500 Fils (P-A6)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-A6a Sig 3: Hanania / Bernard BA BA 1,000,000
P-A6b Sig 4: Al-Jayousi / Al-Sukkar BB BB 1,000,000
P-A6c Sig 5: Al-Mufti / Al-Sukkar BC BC, BD 2,000,000
Total — 2nd Issue — 500 Fils (P-A6) 4,000,000

2nd Issue — 1 Dinar (P-6)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-6a Sig 3: Hanania / Bernard BA BA, BB, BC, BD, BE 5,000,000
P-6b Sig 6: Al-Jayousi / Shukri BF BF 1,000,000
P-6c Sig 6A: Khalifa / Shukri BG BG, BH, BJ 3,000,000
Total — 2nd Issue — 1 Dinar (P-6) 9,000,000

2nd Issue — 5 Dinars (P-7)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-7a Sig 3: Hanania / Bernard BA BA 1,000,000
P-7b Sig 7: Al-Jayousi / Shoman BB BB 1,000,000
P-7c Sig 9: Khalifa / Shoman BC BC (partial, ~500K) 500,000
Total — 2nd Issue — 5 Dinars (P-7) 2,500,000

2nd Issue — 10 Dinars (P-8)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-8a Sig 3: Hanania / Bernard BA BA 000001–~700000CROSSOVER 700,000
P-8b Sig 4: Al-Jayousi / Al-Sukkar BA BA ~700000–~900000CROSSOVER 200,000
P-8c Sig 5: Al-Mufti / Al-Sukkar BA BA ~900000→BB ~350000CROSSOVER 1,450,000
P-8d Sig 8: Khalifa / Al-Sukkar BB BB ~350000–~1000000 650,000
Total — 2nd Issue — 10 Dinars (P-8) 3,000,000

Central Bank of Jordan — 1st Issue

CBJ 1st — ½ Dinar (P-9 / P-13)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-9 Sig 10: Al-Mufti / Al-Salem أأ أأ–أد (AA–AD) 4,000,000
P-13a Sig 12: Al-Jayousi / Al-Salem أهـ أهـ (AE) 1,000,000
P-13b Sig 12A: Al-Lawzi / Al-Salem أو أو, أز (AF, AG) 2,000,000
P-13c Sig 14: Shafiq / Al-Nabulsi أح أح, أط (AH, AI) 2,000,000
Total — CBJ 1st — ½ Dinar (P-9 / P-13) 9,000,000

CBJ 1st — 1 Dinar (P-10 / P-14)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-10 Sig 10: Al-Mufti / Al-Salem أأ أأ–أك (AA–AK, 11 pfx) 11,000,000
P-14a Sig 13: Mu'ammar / Al-Salem أل أل–أخ (AL–AU, 10 pfx) 10,000,000
P-14b Sig 14: Shafiq / Al-Nabulsi أث أث (AV) 1,000,000
Total — CBJ 1st — 1 Dinar (P-10 / P-14) 22,000,000

CBJ 1st — 5 Dinars (P-11 / P-15)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-11a Sig 10: Al-Mufti / Al-Salem أأ أأ–أد (AA–AD) 4,000,000
P-11b Sig 11: Al-Majali / Al-Salem أهـ أهـ, أو (AE, AF) 2,000,000
P-15a Sig 12: Al-Jayousi / Al-Salem أز أز, أح, أط (AG–AI) 3,000,000
P-15b Sig 15: Masa'deh / Al-Nabulsi أي أي, أك (AJ, AK) 2,000,000
Total — CBJ 1st — 5 Dinars (P-11 / P-15) 11,000,000

CBJ 1st — 10 Dinars (P-12 / P-16)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-12a Sig 10: Al-Mufti / Al-Salem أأ أأ, أب, أج (→AC ~200K)CROSSOVER 2,200,000
P-12b Sig 11: Al-Majali / Al-Salem أج أج, أد (AC ~800K + AD ~200K)CROSSOVER 1,000,000
P-12c Sig 12: Al-Jayousi / Al-Salem أد أد, أهـ, أو (AD ~800K→AF ~300K)CROSSOVER 2,100,000
P-16a Sig 13: Mu'ammar / Al-Salem أو أو, أز (AF ~700K + AG ~200K)CROSSOVER 900,000
P-16b Sig 12A: Al-Lawzi / Al-Salem أز أز, أح, أط (AG ~800K→AI ~200K)CROSSOVER 2,000,000
P-16c Sig 14: Shafiq / Al-Nabulsi أط أط, أي, أك (AI ~800K→AK ~200K)CROSSOVER 2,000,000
P-16d Sig 15A: Masa'deh / Al-Nabulsi أك أك, أل (AK ~800K + AL)CROSSOVER 1,800,000
Total — CBJ 1st — 10 Dinars (P-12 / P-16) 12,000,000

Central Bank of Jordan — 2nd Issue

CBJ 2nd — ½ Dinar (P-17)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-17a Sig 15A: Masa'deh / Al-Nabulsi أأ أأ–أل (12 pfx) 12,000,000
P-17b Sig 16: Al-Dabbas / Al-Nabulsi أم أم–ب هـ (16 pfx) 16,000,000
P-17c Sig 15B: Masa'deh / Al-Nabulsi ب و ب و, ب ز (BF, BG) 2,000,000
P-17d Sig 17: Odeh / Al-Nabulsi ب ح ب ح–ب ل (5 pfx) 5,000,000
P-17e Sig 18: Odeh / Al-Qasim ب م ب م–ج ي (21 pfx) 21,000,000
Total — CBJ 2nd — ½ Dinar (P-17) 56,000,000

CBJ 2nd — 1 Dinar (P-18)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-18a Sig 15A: Masa'deh / Al-Nabulsi أأ أأ–أع (15 pfx) 15,000,000
P-18b Sig 16: Al-Dabbas / Al-Nabulsi أف أف–ب ن (22 pfx)CROSSOVER 22,000,000
P-18c Sig 15B: Masa'deh / Al-Nabulsi ب ن ب ن–ج ط (19 pfx)CROSSOVER 19,000,000
P-18d Sig 17: Odeh / Al-Nabulsi ج ي ج ي–ج ض (11 pfx) 11,000,000
P-18e Sig 18: Odeh / Al-Qasim ج خ ج خ–د ن (17 pfx) 17,000,000
P-18f Sig 19: Jardaneh / Al-Nabulsi د ع د ع–هـ أ (10 pfx) 10,000,000
Total — CBJ 2nd — 1 Dinar (P-18) 94,000,000

CBJ 2nd — 5 Dinars (P-19)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-19a Sig 15: Masa'deh / Al-Nabulsi أأ أأ–أذ (23 pfx) 23,000,000
P-19b Sig 16: Al-Dabbas / Al-Nabulsi ب أ ب أ–ب و (6 pfx) 6,000,000
P-19c Sig 18: Odeh / Al-Qasim ب ز ب ز–ب ل (6 pfx) 6,000,000
P-19d Sig 19: Jardaneh / Al-Nabulsi ب م ب م (BM) 1,000,000
Total — CBJ 2nd — 5 Dinars (P-19) 36,000,000

CBJ 2nd — 10 Dinars (P-20)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-20a Sig 15: Masa'deh / Al-Nabulsi أأ أأ–أق (17 pfx) 17,000,000
P-20b Sig 16: Al-Dabbas / Al-Nabulsi أر أر–ب ي (16 pfx) 16,000,000
P-20c Sig 18: Odeh / Al-Qasim ب ك ب ك–ب ع (5 pfx) 5,000,000
P-20d Sig 19: Jardaneh / Al-Nabulsi ب ف ب ف (BP) 1,000,000
Total — CBJ 2nd — 10 Dinars (P-20) 39,000,000

CBJ 2nd — 20 Dinars (P-21)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-21a Sig 16: Al-Dabbas / Al-Nabulsi أأ أأ–ب هـ (28 pfx) 28,000,000
P-21b Sig 17: Odeh / Al-Nabulsi ب و ب و–ب ط (4 pfx) 4,000,000
P-21c Sig 18: Odeh / Al-Qasim ب ي ب ي–ج أ (15 pfx) 15,000,000
Total — CBJ 2nd — 20 Dinars (P-21) 47,000,000

Central Bank of Jordan — 2nd Issue Emergency

CBJ 2nd Emergency — 20 Dinars (P-22)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-22a Sig 16: Al-Dabbas / Al-Nabulsi أأ أأ–أو (6 pfx) 6,000,000
P-22b Sig 15: Masa'deh / Al-Nabulsi أز أز–أل (6 pfx) 6,000,000
P-22c Sig 17: Odeh / Al-Nabulsi أم أم–أث (10 pfx) 10,000,000
Total — CBJ 2nd Emergency — 20 Dinars (P-22) 22,000,000

Central Bank of Jordan — 3rd Issue

CBJ 3rd — ½ Dinar (P-23)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-23 Sig 19: Jardaneh / Al-Nabulsi أأ أأ–ب د (27 pfx) 27,000,000
Total — CBJ 3rd — ½ Dinar (P-23) 27,000,000

CBJ 3rd — 1 Dinar (P-24)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-24 Sig 19: Jardaneh / Al-Nabulsi أأ أأ–ب ي (33 pfx) 33,000,000
Total — CBJ 3rd — 1 Dinar (P-24) 33,000,000

CBJ 3rd — 5 Dinars (P-25)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-25 Sig 19: Jardaneh / Al-Nabulsi أأ أأ–أع (15 pfx) 15,000,000
Total — CBJ 3rd — 5 Dinars (P-25) 15,000,000

CBJ 3rd — 10 Dinars (P-26)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-26 Sig 19: Jardaneh / Al-Nabulsi أأ أأ–أك (11 pfx) 11,000,000
Total — CBJ 3rd — 10 Dinars (P-26) 11,000,000

CBJ 3rd — 20 Dinars (P-27)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-27 Sig 19: Jardaneh / Al-Nabulsi أأ أأ–ب خ (44 pfx) 44,000,000
Total — CBJ 3rd — 20 Dinars (P-27) 44,000,000

Central Bank of Jordan — 3rd Issue Amended

CBJ 3rd Amended — ½ Dinar (P-28)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-28a Sig 19: Jardaneh / Al-Nabulsi أأ أأ–أل (12 pfx) 12,000,000
P-28b Sig 21: Awad / Fariz أم أم–أف (4 pfx) 4,000,000
Total — CBJ 3rd Amended — ½ Dinar (P-28) 16,000,000

CBJ 3rd Amended — 1 Dinar (P-29)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-29a Sig 19: Jardaneh / Al-Nabulsi أأ أأ–أق (17 pfx) 17,000,000
P-29b Sig 21: Awad / Fariz أر أر–ب ح (14 pfx) 14,000,000
P-29c Sig 24: Marto / Touqan ب ط ب ط–ج ج (18 pfx) 18,000,000
Total — CBJ 3rd Amended — 1 Dinar (P-29) 49,000,000

CBJ 3rd Amended — 5 Dinars (P-30)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-30a Sig 19: Jardaneh / Al-Nabulsi أأ أأ–أي (10 pfx) 10,000,000
P-30b Sig 22: Al-Hafiz / Fariz أك أك–ب ح (21 pfx) 21,000,000
Total — CBJ 3rd Amended — 5 Dinars (P-30) 31,000,000

CBJ 3rd Amended — 10 Dinars (P-31)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-31a Sig 19: Jardaneh / Al-Nabulsi أأ أأ–أن (14 pfx) 14,000,000
P-31b Sig 24: Marto / Touqan أع أع–أذ (9 pfx) 9,000,000
Total — CBJ 3rd Amended — 10 Dinars (P-31) 23,000,000

CBJ 3rd Amended — 20 Dinars (P-32)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-32a Sig 19: Jardaneh / Al-Nabulsi أأ أأ–ب ز (30 pfx) 30,000,000
P-32b Sig 24: Marto / Touqan ب ح ب ح–ب م (6 pfx) 6,000,000
Total — CBJ 3rd Amended — 20 Dinars (P-32) 36,000,000

Central Bank of Jordan — Transitional

CBJ Transitional — 50 Dinars (P-33)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-33 Sig 23: Marto / Fariz أأ أأ–أح (8 pfx) 8,000,000
Total — CBJ Transitional — 50 Dinars (P-33) 8,000,000

Central Bank of Jordan — 4th Issue

CBJ 4th — 1 Dinar (P-34)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-34a Sig 24: Marto / Touqan أأ أأ–ج و (52 pfx) 52,000,000
P-34b Sig 26: Awadallah / Touqan ج ز ج ز–د ن (31 pfx) 31,000,000
P-34c Sig 27: Fariz / Touqan د ع د ع–هـ ذ (32 pfx) 32,000,000
P-34d Sig 28: Kasasbeh / Touqan و أ و أ–ز ر (41 pfx) 41,000,000
P-34e Sig 29: Al Salem / Touqan ز س ز س–ط ن (42 pfx) 42,000,000
P-34f Sig 30: Abu Hamour / Sharaf ط ع ط ع–ك ض (52 pfx) 52,000,000
P-34g Sig 33: Al Masri / Fariz ك خ ك خ–ع ز (79 pfx) 79,000,000
P-34h Sig 32b: Touqan / Fariz ع ح ع ح–ض ل (120 pfx) 120,000,000
P-34i Sig 35: Kanakrieh / Fariz ض م ض م–خ ث (33 pfx) 33,000,000
P-34j Sig 36: Al Ississ / Fariz خ ذ خ ذ+ (1 pfx) 1,000,000
Total — CBJ 4th — 1 Dinar (P-34) 483,000,000

CBJ 4th — 5 Dinars (P-35)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-35a Sig 24: Marto / Touqan أأ أأ–ج ض (66 pfx) 66,000,000
P-35b Sig 27: Fariz / Touqan ج خ ج خ–د س (22 pfx) 22,000,000
P-35c Sig 28: Kasasbeh / Touqan د ض د ض–هـ ق (21 pfx) 21,000,000
P-35d Sig 25b: Abu Hamour / Touqan هـ ر هـ ر–و ع (21 pfx) 21,000,000
P-35e Sig 32a: Touqan / Fariz و ف و ف–ز ر (25 pfx) 25,000,000
P-35f Sig 32b: Touqan / Fariz ز ر ز ر–ط م (42 pfx) 42,000,000
P-35g Sig 34: Malhas / Fariz ط ن ط ن–ي و (16 pfx) 16,000,000
P-35h Sig 35: Kanakrieh / Fariz ي ز ي ز–ي خ (15 pfx) 15,000,000
P-35i Sig 36: Al Ississ / Fariz ي ث ي ث–ل ج (28 pfx) 28,000,000
P-35j Sig 36: Al Ississ / Fariz ل د ل د+ (1 pfx) 1,000,000
Total — CBJ 4th — 5 Dinars (P-35) 257,000,000

CBJ 4th — 10 Dinars (P-36)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-36a Sig 24: Marto / Touqan أأ أأ–ب ذ (46 pfx) 46,000,000
P-36b Sig 25a: Abu Hamour / Touqan ج أ ج أ–ج ض (20 pfx) 20,000,000
P-36c Sig 27: Fariz / Touqan ج خ ج خ–د ذ (26 pfx) 26,000,000
P-36d Sig 31: Touqan / Shahin هـ أ هـ أ–و ط (32 pfx) 32,000,000
P-36e Sig 33: Al Masri / Fariz و ي و ي–ح ي (31 pfx) 31,000,000
P-36f Sig 34: Malhas / Fariz ح ك ح ك–ط ج (16 pfx) 16,000,000
P-36g Sig 35: Kanakrieh / Fariz ط د ط د–ي و (26 pfx) 26,000,000
P-36h Sig 36: Al Ississ / Fariz ي ز ي ز+ (1 pfx) 1,000,000
Total — CBJ 4th — 10 Dinars (P-36) 198,000,000

CBJ 4th — 20 Dinars (P-37)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-37a Sig 24: Marto / Touqan أأ أأ–ج و (52 pfx) 52,000,000
P-37b Sig 27: Fariz / Touqan ج ز ج ز–د د (21 pfx) 21,000,000
P-37c Sig 29: Al Salem / Touqan د هـ د هـ–هـ أ (20 pfx) 20,000,000
P-37d Sig 33: Al Masri / Fariz هـ ب هـ ب–هـ خ (20 pfx) 20,000,000
P-37e Sig 32b: Touqan / Fariz هـ ث هـ ث–ز ر (43 pfx) 43,000,000
P-37f Sig 35: Kanakrieh / Fariz ز س ز س–ح ف (21 pfx) 21,000,000
P-37g Sig 36: Al Ississ / Fariz ح ق ح ق–ط س (26 pfx) 26,000,000
P-37h Sig 36: Al Ississ / Fariz ط ض ط ض+ (1 pfx) 1,000,000
Total — CBJ 4th — 20 Dinars (P-37) 204,000,000

CBJ 4th — 50 Dinars (P-38)

Pick # Signature Start Prefixes Est. Print Run
P-38a Sig 24: Marto / Touqan أأ أأ–أط (9 pfx) 9,000,000
P-38b Sig 25a: Abu Hamour / Touqan أي أي–أس (10 pfx) 10,000,000
P-38c Sig 27: Fariz / Touqan أض أض–ب ز (11 pfx) 11,000,000
P-38d Sig 27: Fariz / Touqan ب ح ب ح–ج هـ (21 pfx) 21,000,000
P-38e Sig 28: Kasasbeh / Touqan ج و ج و–د ك (29 pfx) 29,000,000
P-38f Sig 29: Al Salem / Touqan د ل د ل–هـ أ (13 pfx) 13,000,000
P-38g Sig 32a: Touqan / Fariz هـ ب هـ ب–و ج (25 pfx) 25,000,000
P-38h Sig 32b: Touqan / Fariz و د و د–ح ج (46 pfx) 46,000,000
P-38i Sig 32b: Touqan / Fariz ح د ح د–ك ذ (89 pfx) 89,000,000
P-38j Sig 36: Al Ississ / Fariz ل أ ل أ+ (1 pfx) 1,000,000
Total — CBJ 4th — 50 Dinars (P-38) 254,000,000
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