Morocco AH 1320-Ln rial
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, Berlin, and Birmingham. The denominations were mazunas and dirhams, with one dirham = 50 mazunas. The 'crown' denomination was one rial, which was equal to ten 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.
Shown is a silver one rial (ten dirhams) from the London mint. The date is AH 1320, or 1902 AD. It was lot 28807 and sold for $149.50 on Jan 11, 2011 at the 2011 January World & Ancient Coins Non-Floor Session #3013 by Heritage Auctions. The catalog description reads: "Abd al Aziz 10 Dirhams AH1320 (1903), XF/AU, lightly cleaned, a tough date to acquire."
Recorded mintage: 330,000.
Specifications: 25 g, 0 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM Y22.1.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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:
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