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10 Francs - Mohammed V Pattern
| Issuer | Morocco |
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| Year | 1952 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination '10 FRANCS' is prominently displayed in large bold numerals and Latin lettering at the centre of the field, with the Arabic equivalent 'فرنكات' inscribed immediately above. The country name 'MAROC' arcs along the upper border in large Latin capitals, while the Arabic name 'المغرب' appears along the lower border. Symmetrical decorative arabesques flank the numeral on either side. The engraver's signature 'J. HAINAUT' is incused along the lower left inner border, and the rim replicates the scalloped gear-tooth design of the obverse. |
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This piece is a pattern (essai) produced in Paris ahead of a currency reform that never fully materialized under the French Protectorate — Mohammed V was deposed and exiled to Madagascar just one year later, in 1953, making any planned circulation coinage politically impossible. The exile backfired spectacularly on the French administration; it galvanized Moroccan nationalist sentiment and accelerated independence, which came in 1956.
Pattern strikings of this type were produced in small quantities for submission and archival purposes, not distribution.