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5 Centimes - Muhammad V reduced size
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central round hole surrounded by ornate Arabic inscriptions arranged in the field. The denomination numeral '5' appears in large Arabic-Indic script to the left and right of the hole, with the Hijri date ١٣٣٩ (1339 AH) displayed prominently in the lower portion of the field. The name and titles of the Bey of Tunis, Muhammad V al-Nasir, are inscribed in stylized Arabic calligraphy in the upper field. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Morocco's 1920 coinage was struck under French protectorate administration using the name of Sultan Moulay Yusuf, not Muhammad V — the reference to Muhammad V here almost certainly reflects a catalog attribution tied to a later reign for continuity within a series rather than actual issue under that sultan's authority. The reduced module was adopted that year as a wartime-legacy economy measure, France having scaled back bronze and nickel coinage across its territories following metal shortages dating to 1914.