Morocco 1986 100 dirhams Y-80

Steve Album sale 39, lot 1816

This specimen was lot 1816 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MOROCCO: Hassan II, 1961-1999, AR 100 dirhams, 1986/AH1406, Visit of Pope John Paul II; the Pope shaking hands with a local cleric, low mintage of only 2,000 pieces, struck at the British Royal Mint, PCGS graded Proof 68 DCAM, S." The pope's visit to Morocco in August 1985 was the first time any pontiff had set foot in that state. Another 100 dirhams issued in 1986 (Y-79) honored the 25th anniversary of the king's reign.

Recorded Mintage: unknown plus 2,000 proofs.

Specification: 15 g, 0.925 fine silver, 31.3 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM Y-80.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• AH 1405/1985 100 dirhams, 6th Panarab Sports Games-Olympics
• AH 1406/1985 100 dirhams, 10th Anniversary of the Green March
• AH 1405/1985 100 dirhams, UN International Year of Youth
• AH 1406/1986 100 dirhams, 25th year of king Hassan's reign
• AH 1407/1987 100 dirhams, opening of the Rabat mint
• Coins and currency dated 1986