...Morocco - 2023 Series Of Four Notes

المملكة المغربية

(Kingdom of Morocco)

al-Mamlakah al-Maghribiyah

 

 بنك المغرب

Bank Al-Maghrib

(Bank of Morrocco, est.1959)

Currency -  Dirham (MAD)

 

Here are the four notes of 20, 50, 100 and 200 dirhams all dated 2023 but released in stages. The first two notes of 100 and 200 dirhams were released in 2023 and the remaining two notes were made available in 2024. 

 

This is a new series of banknotes with new designs. Whilst the front maintains the portrait of Morocco monarch King Mohammed VI, the backs are completely new. Like previous issues, I believe what I have posted here is a full set.

 

Twenty Dirhams

Signatures:

Government Representative - Mohamed Manchoud

Governor -Abdelatif Jouahri (since 2003)

Watermark - King and electrotype 20

Dimensions - 131mm x 71mm

Front - The portrait of King Mohammed VI. King Mohammed VI was born on 21.08.1963 and ascended on 23.07.1999, following the death of his father King Hassan II (b.1929-1999). The Coat of Arms is printed to the far right. In the center left is the image of the University of al-Qarawiyyin courtyard in the city of Fez. This University was first founded as a mosque in 857-859 and was converted into a university in 1963. Fez is situated 200 kilometers west of Rabat, the nation's capital.

Back - The Great Theater of Rabat. Construction for this theater started in 2014 and I believe this project was completed recently, or about to be completed. This building is located along the Oued Bou Regreg river, very close to the North Atlantic ocean. On top of that is the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rabat (built in 2014) and in the background is an image of part of a stadium with running tracks. 

Fifty Dirhams

Signatures:

Government Representative - Mohamed Manchoud

Governor -Abdelatif Jouahri (since 2003)

Watermark - King and electrotype 50

Dimensions - 138mm x 70.5mm

 

Front - Portrait of King Mohammed VI was the second child and the eldest son of King Hassan II. Apart from an elder sister, the king also has two young sisters and a brother.

Back - To the center is the Noor solar power plant in Quarzazate which was built in 2016. Next to this power plant are the solar panels and a couple of wind turbines. In the upper center is the Ouirgane dam. To the far top left is the Saffron flower.

One Hundred Dirhams

Signatures:

Government Representative - Mohamed Manchoud

Governor -Abdelatif Jouahri (since 2003)

Watermark - King and electrotype 100

Dimensions - 145mm x 70.5mm

 

Front - Portrait of King Mohammed VI. In the center is the arcades of Hassan II mosque in Casablanca. The Hassan II mosque was constructed in 1993 and has the world's second tallest minaret ever built. The mosque was built during the reign of King Hassan II.

 

Back - To the left is the Tiznet-Dakhla expressway. This highway is 1,055 kilometers long and links the two cities in the south thus improving connectivity between the two southern cities and region and as such reduce travel times. This highway also improves safety, and encourages investment, economic and social development. It should be noted that the city of Dakhla is located in what used to be the Western Sahara region. Next to the highway is the Place Mechouar monument in Laayoune in Western Sahara. In the center is the Tan-Tan Moussem festival, an annual gathering held since 1963 by the local tribes in southern Morocco. The purpose of this gathering is to promote local traditions, provide a place of trade, meeting and celebration among the people.

 

Two Hundred Dirhams

Signatures:

Government Representative - Mohamed Manchoud

Governor -Abdelatif Jouahri (since 2003)

Watermark - King and electrotype 200

Dimensions - 152mm x 71mm 

 

Front - Portrait of King Mohammed VI. To the left is the Mohammed VI bridge over the Oued Bou Regreg river in Rabat. This bridge was built in 2016 and has a total length of 950 meters. 

 

Back - To the left is the Mohammad VI tower which is located in Sale, north of Rabat. The tower was constructed in 2023 and is a 55 story 250 meter skyscraper. The construction for the project was privately funded and is the third tallest building in Africa. In the center is the Marrakech-Menara International Airport in the city of Marrakech.