Reference: KM-Y#11.2.
Mint Date: 1898 (AH1315)
Denomination: ½ Rial (5 Dirhams)
Material: Silver (.835)
Weight: 14.28gm
Diameter: 33mm
Morocco has a very important strategic location, as a gateway to western Europe. This has resulted in the nation being attacked and subjugated by many invaders from the Phoenicians and Romans to the more modern French and Spanish. At the time of the mintage of this coin, Morocco was under French control. Of interest, is the fact that Morocco was the first nation to recognize the sovereignity of the United States in 1777.