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50 Dirhams - Hassan II Green March
| Issuer | Bank Al-Maghrib |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Value | 50 Dirhams |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King Hassan II facing left, rendered in high relief against a smooth field. An Arabic legend identifying the monarch appears to the right of the portrait, with additional Arabic inscriptions curving along the left side. The outer border features a rope-twist decorative band encircling the entire obverse. |
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| Obverse lettering | الحسن الثاني |
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Struck to commemorate the Green March of October–November 1975, in which Hassan II organized the peaceful advance of 350,000 Moroccan civilians into the Spanish-administered Western Sahara. The operation forced Spain — already destabilized by Franco's terminal illness — to the negotiating table within days. The Madrid Accords followed in November, transferring administrative control to Morocco and Mauritania.
The coin was issued in 1976, after the accords had taken effect, making it as much a victory declaration as a commemoration.