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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 877474, member: 19165&quot;]With the treaty of Fez in 1912, France made Morocco a protectorate. The country was nominally autonomous, but essentially under direct French rule. As part of their protectorate, the French produced coinage for use in Morocco. </p><p><br /></p><p>This coinage can be broken into 4 basic series. The first is that coined under the sultanate of Yusuf, who reigned from 1921 to 1927. In 1921, coins were minted in Paris and had no privy mark. In 1924, coins were minted at Poissy with the thunderbolt privy mark (which can be found under the denomination). Coins from this series are generally found in lower grades. </p><p><br /></p><p>The designs of the Moroccan coinage are generally very intricate, and quite attractive. The coins are very one dimensional, however. That is, all of the devices are at exactly the same height off the fields. This makes grading very difficult, because there are no high points on which wear will first occur. Its interesting to note that on the coinage of Yusuf, there are no dates on any of the coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>The star is an important symbol on Moroccan coinage. Nearly every Moroccan coin has a star of some sort on it - but you&#039;ll notice three main types of stars on the coinage shown below. The first might be a little surprising: the Star of David. Morocco is home to a very large Jewish population, hence the appearance of the Jewish star on the coinage of a traditionally Muslim country. On other coinage, you&#039;ll note the 8 pointed star which is a frequent motif in Muslims art, the Rub el Hizb. You can see this on the denomination sides of the 50 centimes and 1 franc coins. Finally, the 5 pointed star is a symbol both of Islam and the Ottoman empire. The Ottoman empire never fully conquered Morocco, but parts of eastern Morocco (such as Oudja) were under Ottoman control. </p><p><br /></p><p>The key to this series is the 25 centimes with both thunderbolt and torch privy marks, shown third below. It was minted in 1924 at Poissy. These coins are very difficult to find! </p><p><br /></p><p>Tune in soon for more Moroccan coinage! </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/physicsfan/Morocco/JPW590obverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/physicsfan/Morocco/JPW590reverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/physicsfan/Morocco/JPW465obverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/physicsfan/Morocco/JPW465reverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/physicsfan/Morocco/JPW521obverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/physicsfan/Morocco/JPW521reverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/physicsfan/Morocco/JPW473obverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/physicsfan/Morocco/JPW473reverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/physicsfan/Morocco/JPW466obverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/physicsfan/Morocco/JPW466reverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/physicsfan/Morocco/JPW477obverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/physicsfan/Morocco/JPW477reverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/physicsfan/Morocco/JPW467obverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/physicsfan/Morocco/JPW467reverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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