Catalog
10 Francs
| Issuer | Banque d'État du Maroc |
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| Year | 1943-1944 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE D'ÉTAT DU MAROC DIX FRANCS |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue over a light red underprint, with a decorative border frame enclosing the main design field. The bank's emblem appears in the upper center, while denomination numerals are repeated along the lateral margins. A promissory clause is set in the central panel. |
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Banque d'État du Maroc was a French-controlled institution, and the wartime severance from metropolitan France forced a practical pivot: with European printing houses inaccessible or unreliable after 1940, Moroccan currency production shifted to American firms. E. A. Wright, primarily known for securities, diplomas, and engraved stationery rather than banknote work, handled several of these wartime Moroccan issues — an unusual pairing that reflects how thoroughly the war disrupted established supply chains.
The Philadelphia connection also reflects the Allied administration of French Morocco following Operation Torch in November 1942, which brought the country firmly within the Anglo-American supply orbit before these notes entered circulation.