Morocco AH 1315-Pa 5 dirhams

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 an word or expression that alluded to him. Shown is a silver five dirhams from the Paris mint. The date is AH 1315, or 1897 AD.

Recorded mintage: 517,000.

Specifications: 14.558 g, 0.835 fine silver, 0.3908 oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM Y12.2.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th 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:

• Morocco AH 1313-Be dirham
• Morocco AH 1313-Be 10 dirhams
• AH 1316 5 dirhams
• Coins and currency dated 1897
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