Morocco AH 1299-Pa 1/2 dirham KM-Y4

from the Ma’adi Collection

from the Ma’adi Collection

Under Moulay al-Hassan I, Morocco began production of milled coinage. Silver weights were standardized to a degree not obtainable in previous years. The denominations were changed to mazunas and dirhams, with one dirham = fifty mazunas. The 'crown' denomination was one rial, which was equal to 10 dirhams. Starting from the time of al-Hassan I, the ruler was honored on the coins not directly by name, but by a word or expression that alluded to him.

Shown is a silver half dirham from the Paris mint. The date is AH 1299, or 1882 AD.

Recorded mintage: 2,200,000.

Specifications: 1.455 g, 0.835 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM Y4.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Gadoury, Victor, and George Cousinié, Monnaies Coloniales Françaises, 1670-1988, 2me Éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 1988.
• Sanchez-Giron, J.M., Monedas de Marruecos, Ceuta, Spain: J.M. Sanchez-Giron, 1972.

Link to:

• AH 1299 dirham, Paris mint
• AH 1299 2½ dirhams, Paris mint
• AH 1299 5 dirhams, Paris mint
• AH 1299 10 dirhams, Paris mint
• Morocco AH 1310-Pa 2-1/2 dirhams
• Coins and currency dated 1882
• return to coins of Morocco