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250 Dirhams - Hassan II Hassan II Birthday
| Issuer | Bank Al-Maghrib |
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| Year | 1975-1978 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing effigy of King Hassan II, rendered in high relief with fine sculptural detail to the hair and facial features. The truncation of the bust is clean and unadorned. An Arabic legend curves along the left rim identifying the monarch, with a further inscription to the right of the portrait reading the royal title. The overall design is stark and dignified, with the king's portrait dominating the coin's field within an inner beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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Issued to mark the birthday of King Hassan II, this gold piece was produced during a period when Morocco was asserting itself aggressively on the international stage — the Green March into Western Sahara took place in November 1975, drawing 350,000 Moroccan civilians across the border in a calculated political maneuver that reshaped the region's territorial map. Bank Al-Maghrib's commemorative gold issues of this period were struck in limited quantities for collectors and gifts rather than circulation, which explains why survivors are almost invariably found in mint condition.
The .900 fineness places this squarely in the French monetary tradition Morocco inherited from the Protectorate years.