Morocco new 20- and 50-dirham notes (B515a and B516a) confirmed

B515 (P74): 20 dirhams (US$2.35)

Purple, orange, and blue. Front: Arabic text; denomination numerals as registration device; Moroccan door; coat of arms; King Mohammed VI; crown with five-pointed star (Seal of Solomon). Back: French text; train crossing Hassan II Bridge over the Bou Regreg river in Rabat; Hassan II Mosque and city buildings in Casablanca; denomination numerals as registration device. Color-shifting windowed security thread with demetalized 20 and Bank Al-Maghrib in Arabic. Watermark: King Mohammed VI and electrotype 20. Printer: (Dar As-Sikkah). 131 x 70 mm. Paper.

B516 (P75): 50 dirhams (US$5.85)

Green, yellow, and blue. Front: Arabic text; denomination numerals as registration device; Moroccan door; coat of arms; King Mohammed VI; crown with five-pointed star (Seal of Solomon). Back: French text; Ouzoud Falls; Argan tree, fruit, and falcon; denomination numerals as registration device. Color-shifting windowed security thread with demetalized 50 and Bank Al-Maghrib in Arabic. Watermark: King Mohammed VI and electrotype 50. Printer: (Dar As-Sikkah). 138 x 70 mm. Paper.

Courtesy of Cleophas Elmakias Schockemohle and Manuel Rodriguez Cassanello (Numiscondor).

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