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| Issuer | Sharifian Empire of Morocco |
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| Year | 1797 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله مراكش ١٢١١ |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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This type belongs to a transitional moment in Alawi monetary practice when the reigning sultan's name was deliberately omitted from the coinage — an unusual departure that numismatists have not fully explained, though it may reflect internal dynastic tensions following the turbulent succession struggles that plagued the Alawi line in the late eighteenth century. The "2nd Standard" designation marks a retariffing of the dirham's silver content under Suleiman's early reforms.
Marrakesh dies of this period are notoriously irregular, and the 17–18 mm spread in recorded diameters reflects flan cutting by hand rather than any mechanical process.