Catalog
500 Francs
| Issuer | Banque d'État du Maroc |
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| Year | 1923-1948 |
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| Value | 500 Francs |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed landscape vignette occupying the central and right portions of the note, rendering a panoramic view of a Moroccan city seen from an elevated vantage point amid indigenous vegetation, rock formations, and olive trees. The denomination "CINC CENTS FRANCS" appears in large red letterpress across the upper centre, with the issuer name "BANQUE D'ÉTAT DU MAROC" inscribed in the top border panel. A large circular watermark reserve is positioned at the left, with the numeral "500" in a decorative cartouche at the lower right, all set within an ornate guilloche frame border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is executed in a richly coloured Moorish decorative style, with an elaborate central arch motif filled with geometric zellige-inspired guilloche patterns in red, blue, and gold. The Arabic issuer name and denomination in Arabic script occupy the upper arch, with two circular watermark reserves at left and right flanking the central panel. The numeral "500" appears in a decorative cartouche at the lower centre, and a full-width Arabic anti-counterfeiting legend runs along the bottom margin, all enclosed within a multi-layered ornamental border of Islamic geometric design. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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