Morocco 1965 5 dirhams
In 1956, France evacuated her colony of Morocco, returning it to the independence the kingdom had enjoyed prior to 1912. Mohammed V, ruler since since 1927, resumed the royal title his father Yusuf had held. This specimen was lot 21418 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "MOROCCO. 5 Dirhams, AH 1384 (1965). PCGS SP-64 Secure Holder. A silver pattern of KM Y57. Mostly brilliant with flares of coppery tone around portions of the edges. Heavy, somewhat sporadic die polish lines in the fields over both sides could easily be confused as hairlines. RARE in this metal with the pattern 1 Dirham we are also offering in this sale being a perfect companion."
Recorded mintage: 2,000,000 plus 200 proofs.
Specification: 11.75 g, 0.720 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM Y57, KM-E46.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
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