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Falus - Moulay 'Abd al-Rahman 3rd Standard, without mint name
| Issuer | Morocco |
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| Year | 1854-1860 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | A horizontal line divides the field, with a wavy ornamental device above the line and the Arabic Hijri date numerals below. No mint name is present, consistent with the without-mint-name variety. The date appears in large, bold Arabic-Eastern numerals occupying the lower portion of the flan. The overall design is typical of the simplified Moroccan falus type struck under Sultan Moulay Abd al-Rahman. |
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| Reverse lettering | ١٢٧١ |
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Moulay 'Abd al-Rahman ruled Morocco from 1822 until his death in 1859, navigating mounting European commercial pressure and the catastrophic defeat at the Battle of Isly in 1844, where French forces under Bugeaud routed the Moroccan army in under two hours. The falus coinage of his later reign was minted without mint attribution — a deliberate or practical omission that has made precise attribution to Fez or Marrakesh essentially impossible for most examples, and one that collectors and scholars have argued over for decades.