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3 Falus - Moulay Sulayman Essaouira, type 1
| Issuer | Alaouite Dynasty - Makhzen (Moroccan Treasury) |
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| Year | 1799-1805 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#100.2 |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Prominent six-pointed star (Seal of Solomon) dominates the central field, formed by two overlapping triangles with clearly raised lines. A small Arabic inscription is positioned at the centre of the interlaced star. The field surrounding the star is plain, and the coin retains an irregular, slightly uneven flan edge consistent with cast manufacturing technique used at the Essaouira mint during the reign of Moulay Sulayman. |
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Moulay Sulayman's reign saw a deliberate contraction of Morocco's commercial ties with Europe — he closed several Atlantic ports to foreign trade and imposed strict limitations on coastal merchants. Essaouira (then known to Europeans as Mogador) was one of the few ports he kept partially open, which explains why the Makhzen continued striking copper there when mints elsewhere fell idle. The falus was the currency of everyday transaction, and Essaouira's position as a controlled commercial outlet made local copper coinage a practical necessity rather than a political gesture.