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Morocco, Sultan Yusef. Silver Rial (10 Dirhams), 1912.

Morocco Silver Rial (10 Dirhams) coin issued in 1912 (AH1331).
Reference: KM-33.

Obverse: Arabic legends within six-spiked ornamental star. Six groups of legends in outer fields.
Reverse: Mint year (1331AH = 1912 AD) and mint name (Paris) within double circle, flanked by arabesques.

Minted at Paris mint (France)
Weight: 24.91 gram of Silver (.900) = 0.7234 oz. ASW
Diameter: 37 mm

Morocco has a very important strategic location, as a gateway to western Europe. This has resulted in the nation being attacked and subjugated by many invaders from the Phoenicians and Romans to the more modern French and Spanish. At the time of the mintage of this coin, Morocco was under French control. Of interest, is the fact that Morocco was the first nation to recognize the sovereignity of the United States in 1777.