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126:, silver 5, 10 and 20 francs coins were introduced. These coins, and all following coins, were minted in Paris. Between 1945 and 1947, aluminum-bronze 50 centimes, 1, 2 and 5 francs and cupro-nickel 10 and 20 francs coins were issued. Another new coinage followed between 1951 and 1953 in denominations of 1, 2 and 5 francs in aluminum, 10, 20 and 50 francs in aluminum-bronze, and silver 100 and 200 francs. Silver 500 francs coins were issued in 1956. The 1951 and 1952 dated 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 francs coins were minted without a change of date until 1974, when they were replaced by the santim. 187: 229: 155: 115: 95: 215: 201: 162:
The first Moroccan notes denominated in francs were issued between 1910 and 1917 and were also denominated in rial. Denominations were for 20 francs (4 rial) and 100 francs (20 rial). Although the franc only replaced the rial in 1921, notes were issued in francs from 1919. Emergency issues were made
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Rarities during this time include KM#51a, the AH1371 50 francs coin in gold (it was normally minted in Aluminum-Bronze.) Another major rarity is KM#A54, an AH1370 100 francs coin minted in silver. Krause says that 10 million of these coins were minted, but nearly all were melted. Today, only 100 are
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varieties: no privy mark, minted in 1921 at Paris, thunderbolt privy mark minted in 1924 at Poissy, and thunderbolt and torch privy marks minted in 1924 at Poissy. The 50 centimes and franc were both minted in 1921 in Paris, and in 1924 at Poissy with the thunderbolt privy mark.
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All of the coins are easily identified as coinage of the French Moroccan period by the presence of either the legend “Empire Cherifien” or the legend “Maroc.” All of the coins will have one or the other legend, and often both. All of the coins will also have either a
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were introduced between 1919 and 1923 in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 francs. 5000 francs notes appeared in 1938. Further emergency issues were made in 1944 for 50 centimes, 1 and 2 francs. After
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was worth 5 French francs. However, after the war, the franc's value fell, such that when the franc replaced the rial, it was at a rate of 10 francs = 1 rial. The Moroccan franc was equal in value to the
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was introduced. It was subdivided into 100 francs. The franc was replaced as the subdivision of the dirham by the
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Lecompte, Jean. “Monnaies et Jetons des Colonies Francaises.” 2000
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that year in denominations of 25 and 50 centimes, 1 and 2 francs.
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was united with the rest of Morocco, the franc replaced the
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in 1957 and circulated until 1974. It was divided into 100
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featured prominently in the devices, and sometimes both.
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A 1924 Moroccan 25 centimes, with Thunderbolt privy mark.
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known.(according to the worldcatalog Krause Mishler)
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Krause Publications. 295: 269:Standard Catalog of World Paper Money 713: 634: 404: 387: 75:at a rate of 1 peseta = 10 francs. 25: 13: 14: 853: 227: 213: 199: 185: 674:Saint Pierre and Miquelon franc 532:French Equatorial African franc 247:Standard Catalog of World Coins 837:1921 establishments in Morocco 158:A 1943 Moroccan 10 franc note. 1: 178: 149: 122:In 1928, under the reign of 7: 827:Economic history of Morocco 10: 858: 822:Modern obsolete currencies 47: 43: 778: 762: 542:French West African franc 462: 336: 527:French Camerounian franc 166:Regular issues from the 89: 376:French Polynesian franc 661: 597: 591: 499: 451: 445: 433: 421: 159: 119: 99: 28:) was the currency of 842:Currencies of Morocco 266:Pick, Albert (1994). 168:State Bank of Morocco 157: 117: 97: 817:Currencies of Africa 537:French Guianan franc 371:New Caledonian franc 731:US occupation franc 652:Ruanda-Urundi franc 587:Luxembourgish franc 417:Liechtenstein franc 679:Schaffhausen frank 642:New Hebrides franc 235:Numismatics portal 160: 120: 100: 804: 803: 749:Westphalian frank 721:Unterwalden frank 40:(Arabic: سنتيم). 849: 735: 716: 715: 669:St. Gallen frank 664: 637: 636: 625:Monégasque franc 620:Martinique franc 600: 594: 567:Guadeloupe franc 562:Graubünden frank 517:Dominican franco 502: 454: 448: 436: 424: 407: 406: 400:Djiboutian franc 390: 389: 316: 309: 302: 293: 292: 284: 271:: General Issues 262: 237: 232: 231: 230: 223: 218: 217: 216: 209: 204: 203: 202: 195: 190: 189: 188: 27: 857: 856: 852: 851: 850: 848: 847: 846: 807: 806: 805: 800: 774: 758: 733: 689:Solothurn frank 572:Katangese franc 512:Cambodian franc 485:Appenzell frank 475:Albanian Franga 458: 395:Congolese franc 344:Burundian franc 332: 320: 290: 281: 259: 233: 228: 226: 219: 214: 212: 205: 200: 198: 191: 186: 184: 181: 152: 144:Seal of Solomon 92: 69:Spanish Morocco 56:first World War 52: 46: 12: 11: 5: 855: 845: 844: 839: 834: 832:French Morocco 829: 824: 819: 802: 801: 799: 798: 793: 791:Franc Poincaré 788: 782: 780: 776: 775: 773: 772: 766: 764: 760: 759: 757: 756: 751: 746: 741: 736: 728: 723: 718: 709:Tunisian franc 706: 704:Togolese franc 701: 696: 691: 686: 681: 676: 671: 666: 654: 649: 644: 639: 630:Moroccan franc 627: 622: 617: 612: 610:Malagasy franc 607: 602: 584: 579: 574: 569: 564: 559: 554: 549: 547:Fribourg Frank 544: 539: 534: 529: 524: 519: 514: 509: 504: 492: 487: 482: 480:Algerian franc 477: 472: 466: 464: 460: 459: 457: 456: 438: 426: 414: 409: 397: 392: 383:Comorian franc 380: 379: 378: 373: 363: 362: 361: 356: 346: 340: 338: 334: 333: 319: 318: 311: 304: 296: 289: 288: 285: 279: 263: 257: 240: 239: 238: 224: 221:Morocco portal 210: 196: 180: 177: 151: 148: 91: 88: 73:Spanish peseta 50:French Morocco 48:Main article: 45: 42: 30:French Morocco 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 854: 843: 840: 838: 835: 833: 830: 828: 825: 823: 820: 818: 815: 814: 812: 797: 794: 792: 789: 787: 784: 783: 781: 777: 771: 768: 767: 765: 761: 755: 752: 750: 747: 745: 742: 740: 737: 732: 729: 727: 724: 722: 719: 710: 707: 705: 702: 700: 699:Ticino franco 697: 695: 694:Thurgau frank 692: 690: 687: 685: 682: 680: 677: 675: 672: 670: 667: 663: 658: 655: 653: 650: 648: 647:Réunion franc 645: 643: 640: 631: 628: 626: 623: 621: 618: 616: 613: 611: 608: 606: 603: 599: 593: 588: 585: 583: 582:Luccan franco 580: 578: 575: 573: 570: 568: 565: 563: 560: 558: 555: 553: 550: 548: 545: 543: 540: 538: 535: 533: 530: 528: 525: 523: 520: 518: 515: 513: 510: 508: 505: 501: 496: 495:Belgian franc 493: 491: 488: 486: 483: 481: 478: 476: 473: 471: 468: 467: 465: 461: 453: 447: 442: 439: 435: 430: 429:Rwandan franc 427: 423: 418: 415: 413: 412:Guinean franc 410: 401: 398: 396: 393: 384: 381: 377: 374: 372: 369: 368: 367: 364: 360: 357: 355: 352: 351: 350: 347: 345: 342: 341: 339: 335: 330: 329: 324: 317: 312: 310: 305: 303: 298: 297: 294: 286: 282: 280:0-87341-207-9 276: 272: 270: 264: 260: 254: 250: 248: 242: 241: 236: 225: 222: 211: 208: 197: 194: 193:Africa portal 183: 176: 174: 169: 164: 156: 147: 145: 141: 137: 131: 127: 125: 116: 112: 109: 105: 96: 87: 85: 81: 78:In 1960, the 76: 74: 70: 66: 61: 60:Moroccan rial 57: 51: 41: 39: 35: 31: 23: 19: 754:Zürich frank 734:(unofficial) 684:Schwyz frank 629: 615:Malian franc 605:Luzern frank 577:Korçë frange 557:Glarus frank 552:Geneva franc 522:French franc 470:Aargau frank 326: 267: 245: 207:Money portal 173:World War II 165: 161: 142:form of the 132: 128: 121: 101: 77: 65:French franc 53: 17: 15: 744:Vlorë frank 507:Berne frank 490:Basel frank 441:Swiss franc 337:Circulating 249:: 1801–1991 54:Before the 811:Categories 796:Ural franc 786:Gold franc 739:Vaud franc 657:Saar franc 331:or similar 323:Currencies 258:0873411501 179:References 124:Mohammed V 108:Privy mark 770:UIC franc 726:Uri frank 366:CFP franc 349:CFA franc 150:Banknotes 136:pentagram 86:in 1974. 779:See also 140:hexagram 38:centimes 763:Private 662:Franken 463:Defunct 446:Franken 422:Franken 84:centime 67:. 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Moroccan rial
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dirham
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Yusuf
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