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1 Franc
| Issuer | Protectorat de la France au Maroc |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Currency | Franc (1910-1959) |
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| Obverse description | Plain cream-colored cardboard note with a serrated zigzag border running along all four edges. The bilingual text 'Protectorat de la France au Maroc' in French and Arabic script (حماية فرنسا بالمغرب) appears at the top, with the denomination 'UN FRANC' in large bold letterpress at center, accompanied by the Arabic equivalent 'فرنك واحد'. An octagonal control stamp overprint is applied to the right side of the note, and the series and number together with the date 'Octobre 1919' are printed along the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | PROTECTORAT DE LA FRANCE AU MAROC / حماية فرنسا بالمغرب / UN FRANC / فرنك واحد / Série B No / Octobre 1919 |
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The French Protectorate's small-denomination cardboard notes of 1919 were emergency substitutes, issued because the wartime metal shortage had stripped coin circulation down to almost nothing. Morocco's copper and nickel had been redirected to the French war effort, and the gap left by disappearing small change was filled by these stiff, ticket-like pieces — which the local population received with predictable skepticism.
Pick 6 belongs to a short series that was retired quickly once metal coinage returned. High attrition from handling means surviving examples in honest circulated grades are more representative than pristine ones.