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1/2 Dirham - Sidi Mohammed IV 2nd Standard, Fes
| Issuer | Morocco |
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| Year | 1867-1871 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central Arabic legend occupying the field within a circular border of radiating triangular points forming a sun or star motif around the periphery. The inscription, reading 'Struck in Fes' (ضرب بفاس), is rendered in stylised Maghribi calligraphy characteristic of Moroccan hammered coinage of the Alaoui dynasty. A small pellet or decorative dot appears within the central legend area. The overall design is typical of the crude, hand-struck style of the Sharifian mint at Fes during the reign of Sultan Sidi Mohammed IV. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Sidi Mohammed IV's second coinage standard, introduced in the late 1860s, was a direct response to the monetary chaos that followed Morocco's defeat in the Tetouan War of 1860 and the subsequent indemnity payments to Spain — obligations so crippling that they forced a systematic debasement and redenomination of the silver coinage. The Fes mint, the oldest continuously operating mint in Morocco, handled the bulk of this transitional output.
C#175.1 distinguishes this from the first standard issues, which ran at a higher silver specification before fiscal pressure forced the adjustment.