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200 Dirhams - Hassan II Francophone Games
| Issuer | Bank Al-Maghrib |
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| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central design features a stylized globe or circular arc intersected by a prominent five-pointed star, the national symbol of Morocco, evoking themes of international connectivity and the Francophonie movement. A horizontal baseline anchors the composition, beneath which the denomination '200 DIRHAMS' appears in Latin characters. The year dates '1409 - 1989' flank the central device vertically on either side of the field. A curved Latin legend along the upper arc reads '1ers JEUX DE LA FRANCOPHONIE', with a corresponding Arabic legend below referencing the First Francophone Games. |
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Issued to mark Casablanca's hosting of the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie, the first edition of those games ever held. Morocco's selection as inaugural host reflected the country's deliberate positioning within Francophone institutional networks — a relationship Hassan II cultivated carefully against the backdrop of Cold War-era non-alignment politics. The games themselves drew athletes and cultural competitors from over forty French-speaking nations.
The .925 silver specification places this firmly in commemorative territory; no circulating issue of this weight was produced alongside it.