500 Francs - Mohammed V

Features

Issuer	Morocco
Sultan	Mohammed V (1927-1953, 1955-1957)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1376 (1956)
Calendar	Islamic (Hijri)
Value	500 Francs
Currency	Franc (1910-1959)
Composition	Silver (.900)
Weight	22.5 g
Diameter	35.90 mm
Thickness	2.56 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 8403
References	Y# 54 Whitman Publishing (publisher). A Catalog of Modern World Coins. Whitman Publishing (4 volumes). , Lec# 293 Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises (2^nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.

Obverse

Bust left within circle

Scripts: Arabic, Latin

Lettering:
محمد الخامس
MOHAMMED · V

Engraver: J.HAINAUT

Reverse

Crown in centre of star flanked by dates and value

Scripts: Arabic, Latin

Lettering:
السكة المحمدية الشريفة
1956 1376
FRANCS 500
٥٠٠ فرنك
EMPIRE CHERIFIEN

Engraver: J.HAINAUT

Edge

Milled

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1931-1958)

Comments

This coin, which bears the year 1956 (year of independence), was minted in 1957 when Mohammed V, who was only a Sultan (Moulay), became King. Automatically translated

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1376 (1956)			2 000 000		$ 32	$ 32	$ 35	$ 41	$ 41	$ 43

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Past sales

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	Katz Auction 120 Lot 642	13 Apr 2024	UNC	USD 51.30 (EUR 45.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 109 Lot 1790	27 Jan 2024	UNC	USD 22.80 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 94 Lot 2274	30 Aug 2023	UNC	USD 22.80 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 88 Lot 2036	28 Jun 2023	UNC	USD 28.50 (EUR 25.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 72 Lot 2662	21 Dec 2022	UNC	USD 22.80 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Río de la Plata RPN Subasta Online #21 Session 4 Lot 2660	14 Mar 2025	AU	USD 40.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 149 Lot 2909	8 Feb 2025	AU	USD 31.92 (EUR 28.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 144 Lot 3145	17 Nov 2024	AU	USD 27.36 (EUR 24.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 141 Lot 3650	25 Oct 2024	AU	USD 28.50 (EUR 25.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 133 Lot 3191	24 Jul 2024	AU	USD 28.50 (EUR 25.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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