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100 Francs - Mohammed V Piedfort Essai
| Issuer | Banque d'État du Maroc |
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| Year | 1953 |
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| Currency | Franc (1910-1959) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a bold, multi-layered inscription-based design. The country name MAROC appears in large Latin capitals at the top, flanked by rosette ornaments, with the Arabic equivalent surrounding the periphery. The denomination 100 FRANCS is inscribed prominently in the centre in Latin numerals and letters, with the Arabic فرنك below. The legend EMPIRE CHERIFIEN curves along the left and right sides in Latin, while corresponding Arabic text fills the outer border. The dual date AN 1953 and the Hijri year 1372 appear in the lower central field. |
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| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
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Piéforts — struck at double the normal planchet thickness — were produced by the Paris Mint almost exclusively as presentation pieces for official approval or archival retention, not for circulation. This 1953 essai exists within the final years of the French Protectorate, a period when Moroccan monetary authority was nominally exercised through the Banque d'État du Maroc but ultimately directed from Paris. Mohammed V was deposed and exiled to Madagascar just months after this piece was struck, in August 1953 — a French-engineered removal that triggered the independence movement's acceleration.
The piéfort designation and the political timing make surviving examples genuinely scarce.