Mazuna - Abd al-Aziz Fes Mint

This small bronze was struck at Fes during the reign of Abd al-Aziz, a sultan whose authority was already fracturing under sustained European financial pressure. France and Spain were actively maneuvering toward the protectorate agreements that would formalize twenty years later, and the Moroccan treasury was chronically short — partly explaining why these fractional bronzes were minted in such quantities for everyday market use. The Y#14.2 designation distinguishes the Fes mint variety from the parallel Marrakesh striking, a separation that matters more to specialists than the coins' near-identical appearance suggests.