5 Dirhams - Yusuf high weight and smooth edge

The 1913 Moroccan dirham series was produced under the authority of Moulay Yusuf, who was installed as Sultan by France just one year earlier following the deposition of Abd al-Hafid — himself the man who had signed the Treaty of Fez, surrendering Moroccan sovereignty to the French Protectorate. The Paris Mint struck these pieces, and the "high weight" designation distinguishes a known variant that runs measurably heavier than the standard issue, a discrepancy attributed to inconsistent planchet preparation during early Protectorate-era production.

The smooth edge on this variant, versus the reeded standard, remains a point of ongoing collector interest. Whether intentional or a production escape, smooth-edge examples are considerably scarcer.