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5 Dirhams - Abd al-Aziz Berlin Mint
| Issuer | Morocco |
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| Year | 1896-1901 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the six-pointed Star of Solomon (hexagram) set within a small inner circle, surrounded by an elaborate interlaced arabesque geometric border forming a larger octagonal star pattern. Arabic inscriptions occupy the four principal lobes of the outer ornamental band, with the Hijri date numerals appearing in the lower portion of the central inner circle. The overall design is deeply struck in a decorative Islamic geometric style characteristic of late 19th-century Moroccan coinage. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Abd al-Aziz inherited the Moroccan sultanate in 1894 at around thirteen years old, leaving real power initially in the hands of the chamberlain Ba Ahmad. The Berlin Mint contract for this series reflected Morocco's deepening financial entanglement with European creditors during the 1890s — a period when the makhzen was increasingly forced to source coinage production abroad as domestic mint capacity declined. Germany's role as supplier was not incidental; it coincided with growing German commercial interest in Morocco that would eventually contribute to the Agadir Crisis of 1911.
Y#12.1 distinguishes this Berlin striking from parallel issues produced at other European mints during the same span.