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The Great Arab Revolt (1916–1918) was a major uprising against Ottoman rule in the Arab lands during World War I, led by Sharif Hussein bin Ali of Mecca with support from his sons, notably Faisal and Abdullah. Backed by the British—most famously represented by T.E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia")—the revolt aimed to establish an independent Arab state stretching from Syria to Yemen. Arab forces used guerrilla tactics and strategic sabotage, such as attacking the Hejaz Railway, to weaken Ottoman control. Though the revolt contributed to the eventual defeat of the Ottoman Empire, postwar colonial agreements like the Sykes-Picot Agreement and the Balfour Declaration dashed hopes for full Arab independence, leaving a legacy of mistrust and reshaped Middle Eastern borders.
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Depicts a bust of Sherif Hussein bin Ali facing, full beard wearing a traditional Arabic headdress and a turban in the central field, denomination in Arabic and English at the right, both are printed on separate lines, framed by a circle surrounded by a text of event above and dates year of initiation and year of issue below. مائة عام على قيام الثورة العربية الكبرى |
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Reverse
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Depicts three armored Jordanian warriors riding horses across a battlefield, the middle one holding Jordan's colored flag. The landscape features open fields and mountains in the background, giving a sense of Jordanian desert nature surrounded by inscriptions of the event in English. 100th ANNIVERSARY OF |
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