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250 Dirhams - Mohammed VI 12 Centuries of Monarchy
| Issuer | Bank Al-Maghrib |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Currency | Dirham (1960-date) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic/Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central view of the historic medina of Fès depicted in detailed architectural engraving, with minarets, domed structures, and traditional Moroccan rooftops set against radiating sunbeams rising from behind the cityscape. Above the central motif, a bilingual inscription in Arabic and French commemorates the founding of the city of Fès in 808 by Moulay Idriss II. The upper arc bears a large Arabic legend reading '12 centuries of the Kingdom', while the lower arc carries the French legend '12 SIECLES D'HISTOIRE DU ROYAUME'. The denomination '250 DIRHAMS' appears in the lower exergue in both Arabic and Latin characters. The reverse is enclosed within a rope-style beaded border matching the obverse. |
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Issued to mark the 2006 Fes Festival celebrating twelve centuries of Moroccan dynastic rule, this commemorative traces its symbolic anchor to 788 AD and the founding of the Idrisid dynasty by Idris I, a descendant of Ali ibn Abi Talib who fled the Abbasid massacre at Fakh. The argument for continuous Moroccan statehood since that moment is as much political as historical — invoked with particular force under Mohammed VI as the monarchy repositioned itself following years of what Moroccans call the "Years of Lead" under Hassan II.
Bank Al-Maghrib struck these in limited numbers with no circulation intent. The .900 gold standard follows the French monetary tradition Morocco inherited through the Protectorate.