Coins of
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Arabic: المملكة المغربية (al-Maghrib)
500 mazunas (single: muzuna) = 10 dirhams (single: dirham) = 1 Moroccan rial (plural: rials) [???]
100 centimes (single: centime) = 1 Moroccan franc (plural: francs) [MAF]
100 santimat (single: santim) = 1 Moroccan dirham (plural: darahim/dirhams) [MAD]
Symbols: د.م.
Languages on coins: Arabic, French
Alphabets on coins: Arabic, Latin
Numbers on coins: Eastern Arabic, Western Arabic
Calendars on coins: Gregorian, Islamic
500 mazunas (single: muzuna) = 10 dirhams (single: dirham) = 1 Moroccan rial (plural: rials) [???]
100 centimes (single: centime) = 1 Moroccan franc (plural: francs) [MAF]
100 santimat (single: santim) = 1 Moroccan dirham (plural: darahim/dirhams) [MAD]
Symbols: د.م.
Languages on coins: Arabic, French
Alphabets on coins: Arabic, Latin
Numbers on coins: Eastern Arabic, Western Arabic
Calendars on coins: Gregorian, Islamic
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Mint Marks
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Mint in Berlin (DEU): 'struck in Berlin' in Arabic: "ببرلين" |
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Monnaie de Paris, Paris/Pessac (FRA), Cornucopia or 'struck in Paris' in Arabic: "ضرب بباريز" |
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Atelier Privé de la Société Française de Monnayage, Poissy (FRA): Lightning bolt (éclair) |
Privy Marks
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Lucien Bazor (FRA), 1931-1958, wing (aile) |
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Henri Auguste Patey (FRA), 1896 - 1930, torch (torche) |
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Raymond Joly (FRA), 1958-1974, owl (choette) |
Designer Marks
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J. Hainaut (?): "J.HAINAUT" |
National identification and other marks
Legend
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Morocco in Arabic: "المغرب" |
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Moroccan State in Arabic: "الدولة المغربية" |
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Kingdom of Morocco in Arabic: "المملكة المغربية" |
Coat of Arms
The coat of arms of Morocco shows 2 Barbary or Atlas lions supporting an escutcheon and each standing on a cornucopia. The escutcheon is decorated with the sun with 15 rays, which rises behind the Atlas mountains, and a green pentagram or Seal of Solomon. On top of the shield the Royal Crown is placed. Underneath the emblem a text is placed on the ribbon citing a passage from the Qur'an: "إن تنصروا الله ينصركم" ("If you glorify God, he will glorify you" in English), Verse 7, Sura 47.
Photograph of the Coat of Arms of Morocco as it appears on coins
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Drawing of the Coat of Arms of Morocco as it appears on coins
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Currency
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Mazunas in Arabic: "موزونات" |
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Franc and Francs in Arabic: "فرنك" and "فرنكات" or "فرنكا" or "فرنكان" |
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Centimes in Arabic: "سنتيما" |
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Santimat in Arabic: "سنتيمات"The santim (plural: santimat) is equal to a hundredth (1/100) of a Moroccan dirham.
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Dirham and dirhams in Arabic: "درهما" or "درهم" and "دراهم"The dirham is the official currency of Morocco.
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Written numerals
The word half in Arabic: "نصف", meaning '1/2'
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The word single in Arabic: "واحد", meaning '1'
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The word five in Arabic: "خمسة", meaning '5'
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The word ten in Arabic: "عشر" or "عشرة", meaning '10'
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The word twenty in Arabic: "عشرون" meaning '20'
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Other marks
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Year in Arabic: "عام" |
