In the north of Africa, closest to the European borders, we find a country that has been ruled by the Alawi dynasty. Head of state has always been a sultan, until 1957, where Mohammed V adopted the title of 'king'. Since then, only the closest male relative to the line of Mohammed V, inherits the throne.
With the transition from Sultanate to Kingdom in 1957, the story of the banknotes start.
On the commemorative banknote of 50 dirhams (2009), the 3 rulers that reigned the country so far are depicted.
In the front, the current king Mohammed VI (since 1999) - behind him is his father, King Hassan II. (1961-1999) and in the back, the first 'king' Mohammed V, father of Hassan II, grandfather of Mohammed VI.
In the security thread, the 3 heads are also present:
In a previous issue, in 2002, a 100 dirham note also depicts the 3 consecutive kings, on the highest denomination, the 200 dirham only depicts Mohammed VI, with his father Hassan II.
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| 2002 issue Morocco |
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| 2002 issue Morocco back |
Behind the kings on the 100 dirham banknote, the Mausoleum of King Mohammed V (in Rabat) is depicted. On the 200 banknote, the King Hassan II mosque (in Casablanca) is depicted.
The above notes are still legal tender (in 2026), but have nearly completely dissapeared from circulation.
to be continued...
