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5 Mazunas - Yusuf
| Issuer | Sultanate of Morocco |
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| Year | 1912-1922 |
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| Value | 5 Mazunas (1⁄100 MAH) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a bold, large five-pointed star (the Seal of Solomon, emblem of the Moroccan sultanate) occupying nearly the entire field, rendered in double-incised lines with a pentagonal inner space at its centre. Within the central pentagon, the Arabic denomination inscription is arranged in two lines of calligraphic script. The field between the star's points is plain, and the whole design is contained within a raised rim. The composition is austere and heraldic, reflecting the official emblematic tradition of the Alaoui dynasty. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Yusuf ibn al-Hassan acceded to the Moroccan throne in 1912 under the worst possible circumstances — the Treaty of Fez, signed that same year, had just established the French and Spanish protectorates, reducing the Sultan to a largely ceremonial figure. Coins continued to be struck in his name throughout the protectorate period, a political fiction of sovereignty that both European powers found administratively convenient.
The Lec reference spread across three numbers reflects issues from multiple mint dates within the series, with Paris handling production for most of the reign.