Morocco 50 Dirhams on 5000 Francs banknote 1953
State Bank of Morocco - Banque d'Etat du Maroc
Provisional Dirham Overprint Issue
State Bank of Morocco - Banque d'Etat du Maroc
Provisional Dirham Overprint Issue
Obverse: View of the city of Marrakech overlooking the mountains.
Reverse: Dam and water power plant.
Watermark: Head of a lion in profile.
Issuer: Banque d'État du Maroc.
Date of issue: 23 July 1953.
Printer: BdF - Banque de France.
Morocco banknotes - Morocco paper money
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Marrakesh or Marrakech is a major city in the northwest African nation of Morocco. It is the fourth largest city in the country after Casablanca, Fes and Rabat, and is the capital of the mid-southwestern economic region of Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz. Located to the north of the foothills of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains, by road Marrakesh is located 580 km (360 mi) southwest of Tangier, 327 km (203 mi) southwest of the Moroccan capital of Rabat, 239 km (149 mi) southwest of Casablanca, and 246 km (153 mi) northeast of Agadir.