Country:

Morocco

Series:

1961-1999/AH1381-1420 ~ Hassan II

Catalog codes:

World Coins y62

Themes:

Coats of Arms | Kings

Issued on:

1974– 1YT

Last issue date:

1974

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, Wales, Great Britain (1968~Today)

Composition:

Copper-Nickel

Edge:

Reeded/grained

Orientation:

Coin alignment ↑O↓

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Cable pressed. Both sides

Weight:

4 grams

Diameter:

21 mm

Thickness:

1.55 mm

Face value:

50 Moroccan santim

Known mintage:

40,380,000

Composition Details:

75% copper, 25% nickel

Description:

Front: Coat of arms (14 August 1957)
with texted ribbon إن تنصروا الله ينصركم‎
(translated: If you glorify God, he will glorify you)
above (value) 50
legend: (up-left, Western year) 1974
(up-right, Arabic year) (AH)1394
(lower-left, currency) سنتيمـًا (ā.m.ī.t.n.s ←, santimat)
(lower-right, value) خمسون (n.ū.s.m.kha.←, khamsiin, fifty)
Back: Head 2rd king Hassan II (left, 1961-1999)
legend: (up-left, state name) الملكة الغربية
(transliterated: al-Mamlakah al-Maġribiyah)
(translated: Kingdom of Morocco)
(lower-right, ruler) الحسـَن الثـَـا ين (Hassan II)
Designer: David Wynne (sculptor, 1926-2014)
Edge: G - grained, type: bars

*y62a Gold edition
917/1000 Gold .xxx oz. AGW, 83/1000 copper
21,0 mm.
Mintage:
1974 - 1394 proof: 30 pieces (all in proof set PS1)