50 Centimes - Yusuf

€1.00
IssuerMorocco
Year1921-1924
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value50 Centimes (0.50)
CurrencyFranc (1910-1959)
CompositionNickel
Weight5.12 g
Dimensions23 mm
Thickness1.55 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#35, Schön#27
Obverse descriptionFive-pointed star surrounded by ornate pattern. Latin lettering above outer circle, Arabic lettering below.
Obverse scriptArabic, Latin
Obverse letteringEMPIRE CHERIFIEN الدولة المغربية
(Translation: Moroccan Empire)
Reverse descriptionOrnate pattern around value. NOTE: the issue year can be determined by whether there is the `lightning bolt` privy mark of Poissy Mint. This is found in the triangle below the Arabic text `سنتيم`. Coins without privy mark are from 1921, coins with privy mark are from 1924.
Reverse scriptArabic, Latin
Reverse letteringقطعة تساوي 50 CEN- ·TIMES سنتيم
EdgeMilled
MintMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Société Française de Monnayage
Poissy, France (1922-1927)
MintageND (1921)  - Y# 35.1; Lec# 208 Monnaie de Paris (none) - 7 976 814
ND (1924)  - Y# 35.2; Lec# 209 Poissy Mint (thunderbolt) - 3 005 423
Catalog ID6372797700
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