20 Dirhams, Bank Al-Maghrib, Morocco, 1433 (2012) (Pick 74)

This 20 Dirhams note was issued in Morocco by the Bank Al-Maghrib, dated 1433 (2012). It belongs to the Dirham (1960-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Mohammed VI (1999-date). It measures 131 × 70 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 74.

Obverse: Deep purple on lighter purple, orange, and cyan underprint. Portrait of King Mohammed VI (Born 1963) at right. Architectural detail inspired from Moroccan doors in the background. The Royal Crown printed in iridescent ink at the top-left corner. Morrocan coat of arms at top-centre. Its lettering reads “بنك المغرب / عشرون درهما / الوالي / مندوب الحكومة”. Translation given in the catalogue: “The Bank of Morocco, Twenty Dirhams President Government Delegate”.

Reverse: Deep purple on lighter purple, orange, and pale yellow underprint; serial numbers red and black. Train crossing the new Moulay-Hassan II Bridge connecting cities of Rabat and Salé across the Bouregreg river in Rabat. (At left) The Hassan II Mosque is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the second largest functioning mosque in Africa and is the 7th largest in the world. Its minaret is the world's second tallest minaret at 210 metres (689 ft). A maximum of 105,000 worshippers can gather together for prayer: 25,000 inside the mosque hall and another 80,000 on the mosque's outside ground. (At the centre) Wallpaper from Hassan II Mosque. Ornament from Moroccan carpets. (In the background; behind train and mosque) Scripts: Arabic and Latin. Its lettering reads “20 / BANK AL MAGHRIB / 20 ᴅɪʀʜᴀᴍꜱ / MOSQUEE HASSAN II - PONT MOULAY AL HASSAN مسجد الحسن تسلي - همه مولاي الحمصية / كل من حرف أوراق البنك او زورها أو ساعد على ذلك سيعاقب طبقا للقوانين والقرارات الجاري بها العمل”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Mosque of Hassan II - Moulay al Hassan Bridge Anyone who distorts or falsifies banknotes and/or those who assist in doing so will be punished in accordance with the laws in force.”.

The note was printed by Dar As-Sikkah, Rabat, Morocco (1987-date). Watermark: Portrait of King Mohammed and electrotype denomination 20. Issue date recorded in the catalogue: 19 December 2013. Dates on the note follow the Islamic calendar (Hijri); Gregorian equivalents are given in brackets in the date field. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.