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5 Santimat / Centimes - Hassan II FAO
| Issuer | Bank Al-Maghrib |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | Central design featuring fish caught in a fishing net overlaid against a ship's helm (captain's wheel), symbolising Morocco's fishing industry in the context of the FAO food production programme. The dual dates '1974' (Gregorian) and '1394' (Hijri) are inscribed along the upper arc. The large numeral '5' appears in the lower right field, with the Arabic denomination 'سنتيمات' (santimat) to the lower left. The design is enclosed within a rope-twist border. |
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| Mintage | 1394 (1974) - Proof Sets only (KM#PS1) - 30 |
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This piece exists because of a specific FAO initiative in the early 1970s to recruit member nations into issuing commemorative coinage promoting agricultural development and food security programs. Morocco was among the more enthusiastic participants. The gold version of this denomination is genuinely rare in circulation terms — it was never intended for everyday use, and most surviving examples come from original packaging.
Y#59a distinguishes the gold alloy variant from the base-metal 59, a distinction that matters considerably given how few were struck.