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 a 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 1315 5 dirhams, Berlin mint
• AH 1316 2½ dirhams, Paris mint
• AH 1316 5 dirhams, Paris mint
• Coins and currency dated 1897
• return to coins of Morocco