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5000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque d'État du Maroc |
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| Year | 1953-1958 |
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| Currency | Franc (1910-1959) |
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| Obverse description | A panoramic vignette of a Moroccan medina with a prominent mosque minaret at centre, terraced buildings cascading toward a palm-lined foreground, and snow-capped Atlas Mountains rising in the background, all rendered in fine intaglio engraving in olive and green tones. The issuer's name BANQUE D'ÉTAT DU MAROC is inscribed across the top panel, with the denomination 5000 and CINQ MILLE FRANCS in bold letterpress at upper left. The border is composed of intricate Moorish arabesque and geometric guilloche ornaments in warm ochre tones, with series and check-letter numerals at each corner. |
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| Reverse lettering | البنك المخزني البلدي المغربي خمسة آلاف فرنك 5000 S. MAILLART - RAFINE FEC. A. MARLIAT SC. |
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The Banque d'État du Maroc was a Franco-Moroccan institution established in 1907 under the Act of Algeciras, giving it note-issuing authority over a country that was not yet a French protectorate — that came in 1912. By the time this 5000 Francs note entered circulation, the bank was already on borrowed time. Morocco gained independence in 1956, and the Banque du Maroc replaced it in 1959, rendering the entire series obsolete within a few years of printing.
Beltrand was among the most respected intaglio engravers working for the Banque de France during this period. His involvement here is not incidental.