Morocco AH 1321-Pa 5 mazunas

from the Ma’adi Collection

from the Ma’adi Collection

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 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 bronze five mazunas from the Paris mint. The date is AH 1321, or 1903 AD.

Recorded mintage: 7,950,000.

Specifications: 5 g, bronze.

Catalog reference: KM Y16.3.

Sources:

• 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:

• AH 1320 5 mazunas, Birmingham mint
• AH 1321 5 mazunas, Berlin mint
• AH 1321 5 mazunas, Birmingham mint
• AH 1321 ½ dirham, London mint
• AH 1321 1/10 rial (dirham)
• AH 1321 ¼ rial, Berlin mint
• AH 1321 rial, Paris mint
• Coins and currency dated 1903
• return to coins of Morocco