Catalog
20 Dirhams
| Issuer | Bank Al-Maghrib |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Currency | Dirham (1960-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | بنك المغرب BANK AL-MAGHRIB عشرون درهما 20 DIRHAMS |
| Reverse description | The central vignette presents the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, its towering minaret rising as the dominant vertical element within the composition. Geometric and arabesque border patterns enclose the scene on all sides, with denomination numerals rendered in contrasting tones set within the guilloche underprint. |
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Morocco's 1996 series was the first full redesign issued under Bank Al-Maghrib's modernized statutes following the 1993 banking law reforms, which restructured the central bank's mandate and governance. The 20 Dirham denomination in this series circulated heavily in everyday retail transactions and urban markets, which means worn examples are the rule rather than the exception — high-grade survivors are proportionally scarce despite large original print runs.
Noureddin Omary served as Wali of Bank Al-Maghrib from 1985 until 2003, giving this note's signature pairing a relatively long window of issue across multiple print dates within the series.