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500 Francs - Mohammed V
| Issuer | Morocco |
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| Year | 1956 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | السكة المحمدية الشريفة 1956 1376 FRANCS 500 ٥٠٠ فرنك EMPIRE CHERIFIEN |
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Morocco's 1956 500 Francs was struck in the same year the country regained independence from France — Mohammed V had been exiled to Madagascar by the French authorities in 1953 and returned in triumph in November 1955. This coin effectively inaugurates his restored sovereignty in metal, making it less a continuation of the protectorate series than a deliberate break from it.
The Paris Mint produced the issue, as Moroccan domestic minting infrastructure was not yet established. Lec#293 references Leconte's classification of French colonial and protectorate-era issues — this piece sits at the very edge of that catalog's relevance.