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| Issuer | Banque d'État du Maroc |
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| Year | 1917 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a tall Moroccan minaret tower set within a semicircular arch framed by elaborate Art Nouveau scrollwork and foliate guilloche borders. Two large blank serial number panels occupy the upper left and right corners, with the bank title in a cartouche at top centre and the bilingual denomination in bold intaglio lettering below the vignette in both French and Spanish. The date is printed in a small ornamental panel at the lower centre, flanked by penalty text in French. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely in Arabic script, with the bank title in large calligraphic lettering across the upper portion over a dense floral arabesque underprint in salmon and grey tones. Three signature lines appear in the centre field, each headed by an Arabic title. A narrow lower panel carries an Arabic legal warning text flanked by the numeral 4 at left and the Arabic word for four at right, all within a geometric zigzag border. |
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| Variants | Three date varieties: 2.7.1917; 6.7.1917; 9.7.1917 |
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