Emirate of al-Maghrib (788-920, 925-927, 937-974, 1050-1147), Sultanate of Morocco (1244-1465, 1472-1666), Sharifian Sultanate (1666-1957), Protectorate of Morocco (1912-1956), Kingdom of Morocco (1957-present)
Country in Northwest Africa (788-920, 925-927, 937-974, 1050-1147, 1244-1465, 1472-1912, 1956-present), French-Spanish Protectorate (1912-1956)
Location: Western Maghreb
Capital City: Walilli (788-808), Fez (808-927, 1244-1465, 1472-1554, 1666-1912), Hajar-an-Nasar (937-974), Azougui (1050-1058), Aghmat (1058-1070), Marrakesh (1070-1147, 1525-1659, 1668-1912), Tidsi (1510-1513, Saadi) Afughal (1513-1525, Saadi), Dila (1659-1666), Meknes (1666-1912), Rabat (1912-present), Tetouan (1912-1956, Spanish)
Government type: Absolute Monarchy 788-920, 925-927, 937-974, 1050-1147, 1244-1465, 1472-1912, 1956-1962), French-Spanish Protectorate (1912-1956), Semi-Constitutional Monarchy (1962-present)
Main languages: Arabic, Taselhit, Tamazight, Tarifit
Main religions: Sunni Islam
Chronology
788: Idrisid Emirate of al-Maghrib breaks off from the Abbasid Caliphate
920-925: Fatimid Conquest
927-937: Fatimid Conquest
974: Fatimid Conquest
1050: Founding of Almoravid Emirate
1147: Almohad Claiphate (listed separately) conquers Almoravids
1244: Founding of Marinid Sultanate independent from the Almohads
1465: Order breaks down and Morocco fragments into small states
1472: Reunified by Wattasid dynasty
1510: Saadi Sultanate founded in opposition to Wattasids
1603-1627: Saadian civil war, split between Fez and Marrakesh
1659: Sufi Dila'iya Mohammed al-Hajj deposes the Saadis
1666: 'Alawi dynasty deposes al-Hajj and declares the Sharifian Sultanate, named for the dynasty's founder, Ali al-Sharif, Emir of Tafilalt
1907-1912: Partial occupation by France
1912: Treaty of Fez divides Morocco into two protectorates, with most of it being under France and a smaller part in the north under Spain
1940-1942: Aligned with Vichy France
1942: Under Control of François Darlan's Administration of France-in-Africa
1956: End of the protectorates, The French part is independent in March, and the Spanish part joins the following month.
1957: Sultan takes the title of King
Currency
Dinar (788-920, 925-927, 937-974, 1050-1147, 1244-1882)
1 Dinar/Ashrafi = 60 Fals/Manghir • 1 Dirham/Jital = 7/10 Dinar
Real (1882-1921)
1 Real = 10 Dirhams = 200 Fals = 500 Mazunas
Franc (1921-1959)
1 Franc = 100 Centimes
Dirham (1921-1959)
1 Dirham = 100 Santimat
Note: The Spanish protectorate didn't have its own currency and just used the Spanish Peseta. Muhammad V is listed with two sets of years in the coin list, one as sultan and one as king.
Coins from Morocco in the collection
Sharifian Sultanate (1666-1912)
•1 Falus, 1837 (Sultan Abd al-Rahman (1822-1859), bronze, C#122a.1)
•2 Falus, 1861 (Sultan Muhammad IV (1859-1873), bronze, Marrakesh mint, C#163.3)
•4 Falus, 1869 (Sultan Muhammad IV (1859-1873), bronze, Marrakesh mint, C#166.2)
•4 Falus, 1869 (Sultan Muhammad IV (1859-1873), bronze, Fez mint, C#166.1)
•5 Mazunas, 1903 (Sultan Abd al-Aziz (1894-1908), bronze, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), Y#16.1)
•5 Mazunas, 1912 (Sultan Yusuf (1912-1927), bronze, Paris mint, Y#28)
•1/2 Dirham, 1895 (Sultan Abd al-Aziz (1894-1908), silver (.835), Paris mint, Y#4)
French Protectorate (1912-1956)
•25 Centime, 1921 (Sultan Yusuf (1912-1927), cupronickel, Paris mint, Y#34)
•25 Centime, 1924 (Sultan Yusuf (1912-1927), cupronickel, Société Française de Monnayage (Poissy), Y#34)
•1 Franc, 1951 (Sultan Muhammad V (1927-1957), aluminum, Paris mint, Y#46)
•2 Franc, 1951 (Sultan Muhammad V (1927-1957), aluminum, Paris mint, Y#47)
•5 Franc, 1951 (Sultan Muhammad V (1927-1957), aluminum, Paris mint, Y#48)
•10 Franc, 1952 (Sultan Muhammad V (1927-1957), aluminum bronze, Paris mint, Y#49)
•20 Franc, 1952 (Sultan Muhammad V (1927-1957), aluminum bronze, Paris mint, Y#50)
•50 Franc, 1952 (Sultan Muhammad V (1927-1957), aluminum bronze, Paris mint, Y#51)
Kingdom (1957-present)
•5 Santim, 1987 (King Hassan II (1961-1999), aluminum bronze, Salé mint, Y#83) Commemorative: FAO
•10 Santim, 1974 (King Hassan II (1961-1999), copper-aluminum-nickel, Llantrisant mint, Y#60) Commemorative: FAO
•10 Santim, 1987 (King Hassan II (1961-1999), aluminum bronze, Salé mint, Y#84) Commemorative: FAO
•20 Santim, 1974 (King Hassan II (1961-1999), aluminum bronze, Llantrisant mint, Y#61)
•20 Santim, 1987 (King Hassan II (1961-1999), aluminum bronze, Salé mint, Y#85) Commemorative: FAO
•20 Santim, 2002 (King Muhammad VI (1999-present), aluminum bronze, Y#115)
•1/2 Dirham, 2002 (King Muhammad VI (1999-present), cupronickel, Y#116)
•1/2 Dirham, 2016 (King Muhammad VI (1999-present), nickel-plated steel, Salé mint, Y#138)
•1 Dirham, 1960 (King Muhammad V (1957-1961), silver (.600), Paris mint, Y#55)
•1 Dirham, 1969 (King Hassan II (1961-1999), nickel, Paris mint, Y#56)
•1 Dirham, 1974 (King Hassan II (1961-1999), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, Y#63)
•2 Dirham, 2002 (King Muhammad VI (1999-present), cupronickel, Salé mint, Y#118)
•10 Dirham, 1995 (King Hassan II (1961-1999), cupronickel center in aluminum bronze ring, Y#92)
•10 Dirham, 2011 (King Muhammad VI (1999-present), cupronickel center in nordic gold ring, Salé mint, Y#141)