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100 Dirhams - Mohammed VI Rabat - Chellah Door
| Issuer | Bank Al-Maghrib |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of the monumental Chellah Gate (Bab Chellah) in Rabat, rendered in fine detail within the copper-nickel centre field, showing the medieval Marinid stone gateway with its flanking towers and ornate horseshoe archway. Above the gate in the upper field, the denomination '100 DIRHAMS' and its Arabic equivalent 'درهم' appear prominently in the centre, flanked by Arabic text referencing the UNESCO World Heritage designation. Along the lower arc of the outer nickel brass ring, the Latin legend 'RABAT PATRIMOINE MONDIAL - UNESCO' is inscribed, with the outer ring finished with a rope-pattern border matching the obverse. |
| Reverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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Chellah, the walled necropolis on the southern edge of Rabat, was originally a Roman settlement — Sala Colonia — before the Merinid dynasty converted it into a royal burial complex in the 14th century. The monumental gate commemorated here is Merinid work, built under Abu al-Hassan in the 1330s. By 2012, Chellah had long functioned as a UNESCO-recognized heritage site, and Bank Al-Maghrib's bimetallic 100-dirham series had become a consistent vehicle for documenting Moroccan architectural patrimony across multiple issues.
Y#161 is part of that broader commemorative program rather than a standalone release tied to a specific political event.