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20 Dirhams 20th Anniversary of Enthronement of King Mohammed VI
| Issuer | Bank Al-Maghrib |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | Dirham (1960-date) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of King Mohammed VI in three-quarter view occupies the central field, set against a fine guilloche underprint in violet and pale green tones. The Moroccan royal coat of arms appears to the right of the portrait, with the Arabic inscription for the 20th anniversary of the King's enthronement running along the lower register. At lower left, a polychrome optically variable device (OVD) window element contains a secondary portrait of the King framed by a geometric star pattern with the numeral 20, while a large multicolour denominational numeral 20 appears at lower right alongside two signature facsimiles. |
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| Protection description | Polychrome optically variable device (OVD) transparent window at lower left incorporating a portrait of King Mohammed VI and the numeral 20 within a geometric star frame; embedded security thread visible against light. |
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Morocco's shift to polymer for this commemorative issue marked a notable departure — Bank Al-Maghrib had issued on cotton-linen substrate for decades, and this 2019 piece was among the earliest polymer notes produced domestically by Dar As-Sikkah. Most African central bank polymer contracts go abroad, typically to De La Rue or Note Printing Australia; keeping production in Rabat on this politically significant issue was a deliberate choice.
The twentieth year of Mohammed VI's reign, which began in July 1999 following the death of Hassan II, gave the issue its occasion. Polymer commemoratives from Dar As-Sikkah remain thinly represented in most collections outside Morocco.