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50 Centimes - Yusuf Piedfort Essai, 7g Cu-Ni
| Issuer | French Protectorate of Morocco |
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| Year | 1925 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination '50' appears in large bold numerals at the centre of the field, flanked to the right by 'CEN-TIMES' in two lines, all set within a geometric lozenge-shaped cartouche. Above the numeral, the Arabic denomination inscription is rendered in cursive script, and below appears the Arabic transliteration of 'centimes'. The word 'ESSAI' (trial or pattern) is inscribed below the central cartouche, confirming the piece's status as a trial strike. The entire design is framed by elaborate arabesques and interlaced geometric ornament within the dodecagonal border. |
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Piedforts — struck at double the normal planchet thickness — were produced by the Paris Mint as presentation and trial pieces, never intended for general circulation. This essai exists within the broader series of pattern coinage submitted during the formalization of French Protectorate coinage in Morocco, a process that involved multiple competing designs and specifications before final types were approved. The 7g copper-nickel piedfort designation reflects a deliberate weight standard used to distinguish trial submissions from circulation strikes of the same type.