Mohammed VI ascended the Moroccan throne on July 30, 1999, following the death of his father Hassan II, who had ruled for 38 years. The seventh anniversary commemorative series from Bank Al-Maghrib continued a practice established early in Mohammed VI's reign of issuing annual throne day coinage — a tradition that functions as much as a diplomatic gift instrument as a numismatic product, with presentation sets distributed through official channels.
Mohammed VI ascended the Moroccan throne on July 30, 1999, following the death of his father Hassan II, who had ruled for 38 years. The seventh anniversary commemorative series from Bank Al-Maghrib continued a practice established early in Mohammed VI's reign of issuing annual throne day coinage — a tradition that functions as much as a diplomatic gift instrument as a numismatic product, with presentation sets distributed through official channels.