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50 Centimes - Yusuf Piedfort Essai, 14g Cu-Ni
| Issuer | Morocco |
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| Year | 1925 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central denomination numeral '50' is prominently displayed within a recessed lozenge-shaped cartouche, flanked by the bilingual designation 'CEN-TIMES' in Latin to the right. Arabic script legends appear above and below the numeral within the cartouche, denoting the value in Arabic. The cartouche is set within an eight-pointed star frame richly decorated with Arabesque scrollwork and floral ornaments extending to the inner border. The word ESSAI appears incuse in small letters beneath the central numeral, identifying this as a trial piece. The broad dodecagonal rim mirrors the obverse in style. |
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Piedforts — struck at double the normal planchet thickness — were produced by the Paris Mint almost exclusively as presentation or archive pieces, never for circulation. This 1925 Moroccan essai exists within that tradition: a trial striking made during the French Protectorate period as the colonial administration worked to standardize a coinage system for a territory it had controlled since 1912. The Paris Mint held the contract for Moroccan coinage throughout the Protectorate, and piedfort essais like this one were retained by the mint itself or presented to officials for approval before production dies were committed to full runs.