Morocco 2015 250 dirhams Y-171
This specimen was lot 1295 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $180. The catalog description[1] noted, "MOROCCO: Mohammed VI, 1999-, AR 250 dirhams, 2015/AH1437, Green March 40th Anniversary, a spectacular reflective proof state example! PCGS graded Proof 68 DCAM, ex Dr. Wolfgang Schuster Collection. The Green March was a strategic mass demonstration in November 1975, coordinated by the Moroccan government and military, to force Spain to hand over to Morocco the disputed, autonomous semi-metropolitan province of Spanish Sahara. Every year on November 6 in Casablanca, Morocco transforms into a tapestry of heritage and pride, with people from all walks of life celebrating Green March Day." This NCLT was struck at the Royal Mint.
Recorded mintage: 1,000.
Specification: 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver, 38.61 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM Y171.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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