Morocco AH 1336-Pa rial
Muley Yusuf I was proclaimed sultan in AH 1330 after his brother abdicated. He oversaw a time of various conflicts, including a rebellion that resulted in occupation by French forces (and issuance of coins under the French protectorate). As with his predecessors, his identity is only alluded to on the coins, without directly stating his name.
Shown is a silver one rial coin from the Paris mint, dated AH 1336, or 1918 AD. It was lot 28808 and sold on Jan 11, 2011 for $149.50 at the 2011 January World & Ancient Coins Non-Floor Session #3013 by Heritage Auctions. The catalog description reads: "Yusuf 10 Dirhams AH1336 (1918), AU, lightly cleaned, yet most pleasant." The second specimen was lot 74129 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "MOROCCO. 10 Dirhams, AH 1336 (1918). Paris Mint. Moulay Youssef I. PCGS MS-62. Offering a delightful gunmetal gray tone and some underlying brilliance, this nearly-Choice crown stands as a charming representative of the emission."
Recorded mintage: 2,600,000.
Specifications: 25 g, 0 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM Y33; Lec-198.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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- AH 1331 rial
- AH 1336 ½ rial
- Coins and currency dated 1918
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