Morocco AH 1314-Pa 5 dirhams
The ruler Abdul al-Aziz succeeded his father Hassan I in AH 1311. He continued having coins struck in Paris, and added issues struck in London and Berlin. The denominations were mazunas and dirhams, with 1 dirham = 50 mazunas. The 'crown' denomination was 1 rial, which was equal to 10 dirhams. During this time, the ruler was honored on the coins not directly by name, but by a word or expression that alluded to him. This particular design was issued originally under Moulay al-Hasan I, and continued posthumously AH 1312-1314 under Abdul Al-Aziz.
Shown is a silver five dirhams from the Paris mint. The date is AH 1314, or 1896 AD. It was lot 21557 and sold for $489 at Heritage Auction 3006 (Long Beach, September 2009). The catalog description reads: "Abdal Aziz 5 Dirhams AH1314 (1896), nice toned XF, sharp details, rare date."
Recorded mintage: 517,000.
Specifications: 14.558 g, 0.835 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM Y7.
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