Morocco AH 1321 1/10 rial

from the Mountain Groan 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 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.

Shown is a tenth rial or dirham from the London mint. The date is AH 1321, or 1903 AD. It was accompanied by KM Y18.1 (1/20 rial), Y20.2 (quarter rial) and Y21.2 (half rial).

Recorded mintage: 770,000.

Specifications: 2.50 g, 0.835 silver.

Catalog reference: KM Y19.1.

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 ½ dirham, London mint
• AH 1320 ½ dirham, Paris mint
• AH 1320 dirham, London mint
• AH 1321 5 mazunas, Berlin mint
• AH 1321 5 mazunas, Paris mint
• AH 1321 5 mazunas, Birmingham mint
• AH 1321 ½ dirham, London mint
• Morocco AH 1321-Be 1/4 rial
• AH 1321 rial, Paris mint
• Coins and currency dated 1903
• return to coins of Morocco