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5 Dirhams - Hassan II 1st portrait, Essai
| Issuer | Bank Al-Maghrib |
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| Year | 1965 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of the Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Morocco, featuring a crowned escutcheon bearing a pentagram on a field of alternating rays and plain segments, supported by two rampant lions. A ribbon below bears an Arabic inscription. The dual dates 1965 (Gregorian) and 1384 (Hijri) appear in the upper field flanking the crown. The Arabic denomination 'خمسة دراهم' (Five Dirhams) and numeral '5' are prominently displayed in the lower field, with the word 'تجربة' (Essai/Pattern) incorporated in the legend. The design is enclosed within a rope-patterned inner border. |
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Bank Al-Maghrib commissioned pattern strikes in gold during the mid-1960s as Hassan II worked to consolidate Morocco's post-independence monetary institutions — the dirham itself had only been reintroduced in 1960, replacing the franc after the protectorate era. Essai pieces from this period were produced in extremely limited numbers, primarily for archival and official presentation purposes rather than any anticipated circulation.
The first portrait type was superseded relatively quickly, making this particular essai a transitional artifact from the earliest years of Hassan II's coinage program.