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10 000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque d'État du Maroc |
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| Year | 1953-1955 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE D'ÉTAT DU MAROC DIX MILLE FRANCS S. MAILLART - RAFINE FEC. J. PIEL - G. BELTRAND SC. |
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| Reverse lettering | البنك المخزني للمغرب عشرة آلاف فرنك A. MAILLART FEC. J. PIEL - G. POILLIOT SC. |
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The Banque d'État du Maroc was a Franco-Moroccan institution established in 1907 under the Act of Algeciras, and by the early 1950s it was printing its highest-denomination notes against a backdrop of intensifying nationalist pressure. The 10,000-franc denomination — the largest in the series — was issued during the final, turbulent years of the French Protectorate, which ended in 1956. Sultan Mohammed V was deposed and exiled by French authorities in August 1953, the same year this note entered circulation, a political rupture that made any imagery associated with the Moroccan throne immediately charged.
Beltrand's engraving work for the Banque de France ateliers was among the finest intaglio production in mid-century French colonial currency. The Poilliot–Piel pairing on the reverse was a recurring combination in the workshops during this period.