{"product_id":"morocco-p-57b-10-dirhams-1985-hassan-ii-andalusian-gardens","title":"Morocco P-57b 10 Dirhams 1985—Hassan II—Andalusian Gardens","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eP-57a (1390\/1970, signatures: Mohamed El Mdaghri \/ Moulay Hassan Ben Mehdi El Alaovi); \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP-57b (1405\/1985, signatures: Hassan Lukash \/ Ahmed Ben Nani). You will receive this note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Obverse — multicolor with dominant green and brown tones; Reverse — orange dominant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e Portrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hassan_II_of_Morocco\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKing Hassan II\u003c\/a\u003e; view of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andalusian_Gardens,_Rabat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAndalusian Gardens (Jardin Andalou des Oudayas)\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kasbah_of_the_Udayas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKasbah of Oudaïa\u003c\/a\u003e Medina, the Tower of the Pavilion of Moulay Ismail, and the Museum of Oudayas (now Museum of Moroccan Arts), Rabat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e Orange processing and packing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e King Hassan II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 145 × 73 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bank_Al-Maghrib\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBank of Morocco (Banque du Maroc)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_La_Rue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Rue (TDLR)\u003c\/a\u003e, London (1821–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e31 December 2011\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e See Varieties above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moroccan_dirham\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMoroccan dirham\u003c\/a\u003e (1960–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Morocco\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rabat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRabat\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~600,000; metro ~1.8 million)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~38 million (UN 2024) — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algeria\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlgeria\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/California\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalifornia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 446,550 km² (172,414 mi²) — excluding the disputed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_Sahara\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWestern Sahara\u003c\/a\u003e territory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$11,000 USD (IMF 2024) — ranks ~130th out of 193 globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Phosphates and fertilizers, automobiles, electronics, textiles, citrus and vegetables, seafood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algeria\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlgeria\u003c\/a\u003e (east), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mauritania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMauritania\u003c\/a\u003e (south, via Western Sahara), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spain\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpain\u003c\/a\u003e (north, via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ceuta\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCeuta\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melilla\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMelilla\u003c\/a\u003e enclaves); Atlantic Ocean (west), Mediterranean Sea (north)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arabic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArabic\u003c\/a\u003e (Modern Standard; ~100% literacy target); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Berber_languages\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTamazight (Berber)\u003c\/a\u003e (co-official since 2011)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpoken languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moroccan_Arabic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDarija (Moroccan Arabic)\u003c\/a\u003e (~90%); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tarifit\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTarifit\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tachelhit\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTachelhit\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Atlas_Tamazight\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Atlas Tamazight\u003c\/a\u003e (Berber varieties, collectively ~25–30%); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFrench\u003c\/a\u003e (widely used in business, government, and education)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Phoenicia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePhoenician and Carthaginian settlements\u003c\/a\u003e (1st millennium BC)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mauretania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKingdom of Mauretania\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Roman province (3rd century BC–5th century AD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArab conquest and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Umayyad_Caliphate\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUmayyad rule\u003c\/a\u003e (7th–8th century AD) — Islam and Arabic introduced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Idrisid_dynasty\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIdrisid dynasty\u003c\/a\u003e (788–974) — first Islamic Moroccan state; founded Fez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuccessive Berber dynasties: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Almoravid_dynasty\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlmoravids\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Almohad_Caliphate\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlmohads\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marinid_dynasty\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMarinids\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wattasid_dynasty\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWattasids\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saadian_dynasty\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaadians\u003c\/a\u003e (11th–17th centuries)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alaouite_dynasty\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlaouite dynasty\u003c\/a\u003e (1666–date) — current ruling house\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_protectorate_in_Morocco\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFrench and Spanish Protectorates\u003c\/a\u003e (1912–1956)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndependence (1956); Kingdom under \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mohammed_V_of_Morocco\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMohammed V\u003c\/a\u003e, then \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hassan_II_of_Morocco\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHassan II\u003c\/a\u003e (1961–1999) — \u003cstrong\u003ethis note issued during Hassan II's reign\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mohammed_VI_of_Morocco\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMohammed VI\u003c\/a\u003e (1999–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMorocco Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorocco holds \u003cstrong\u003eover 70% of the world's known phosphate reserves\u003c\/strong\u003e — a resource more strategically important than oil for global food production, since phosphate is irreplaceable in fertilizer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_al-Qarawiyyin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUniversity of al-Qarawiyyin\u003c\/a\u003e in Fez, founded in 859 AD, is recognized by UNESCO and the Guinness World Records as the \u003cstrong\u003eoldest continuously operating university in the world\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuring Hassan II's reign, Morocco conducted the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Green_March\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreen March\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (1975) — 350,000 unarmed Moroccan civilians walked into Spanish-controlled Western Sahara in a coordinated mass annexation that Spain did not militarily resist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorocco is one of only three countries to have \u003cstrong\u003eboth Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving it outsized strategic importance at the entrance to the Mediterranean.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kasbah_of_the_Udayas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKasbah of Oudaïa\u003c\/a\u003e depicted on this note sits at the mouth of the Bou Regreg river in Rabat — its blue-and-white alleyways and Andalusian gardens were built by \u003cstrong\u003eMoorish refugees expelled from Spain in 1609\u003c\/strong\u003e, who recreated the architecture of their lost homeland on Moroccan soil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51924110639415,"sku":"MAC57bVF","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/IMG_2128.jpg?v=1775666254","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/morocco-p-57b-10-dirhams-1985-hassan-ii-andalusian-gardens","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}