Looking at the coins and banknotes of a territory is a good way to discover its most important monuments, as they are stamped with the symbols of which its people are most proud. those symbols of which its population is most proud.. Así que, ¿cuáles son los monumentos de los billetes de Marruecos? Aquí enumeramos cada uno de ellos, que podrás conocer con tus propios ojos cuando los tengas en la mano durante tu viaje.
Changing banknotes (and symbols)
Before listing the monuments on Moroccan banknotes, it is worth remembering that the design of these banknotes varies over time: the institution in charge of minting currency in the country is the Central Bank of Morocco (known as Bank Al-Maghrib), dependent on the State. Therefore, from time to time, modifications are made in order to adapting the design to the new timesThe design has been adapted to the new times, for example by a change of king or by the desire to highlight certain aspects of Moroccan society. For example, in a 2023 update
On the back of the 100 dirham bill, the monument next to the Palais des Congrès in Laayoune, as well as the Dakhla – Tan Tan highway. A choice that is far from coincidental: these are two cities (Laayoune and Dakhla) located on the Western Saharaa region officially recognized as Moroccan by part of the international community in recent years. And another related nod is that the group of people who decades ago represented the Green March on this territory is now a group of women. group of women displaying Tan Tan folklore: that is, an image with military overtones is replaced by a cultural and feminine one, marking the first time that Moroccan women appear on national banknotes. Having said all this, in the list below we list the banknotes from the 2012-2013 series which, as of the date of writing this post (October 2024), were still in circulation, although they will be progressively replaced.
List of tickets and monuments
The banknotes of the 2012-2013 series consist of an obverse and a reverse. On the obverseobverse, the effigy of King Mohammed VI together with the coat of arms of the country and a more or less ambiguous image representing a typical arch of Moroccan architecture, as these are a sign of local identity: semicircular arch, horseshoe, poly-lobed, with muqarnas. On the other hand, on the reverse a series of images that refer to different territories and monuments in territories and monuments of the countryThe reverse side, on the other hand, contains a series of images that refer to different territories and monuments of the country, and that is why we can consider them a mini-guide to Morocco, since they indicate the main tourist attractions of the country:
- 20 DH ticketHassan II mosque in Casablanca and railroad bridge over the Bou Regreg river, in Rabat-Salé
- 50 DH ticketTicket : Ouzoud waterfalls (about 170 km from Marrakech) and an argan tree.
- 100 DH billDesert landscape with nomads on camels, as well as Berber tents and modern windmills in the background, in a nod to the ancestral and the future. This is the obverse which replaced the Green March and which, since 2023, has been replaced by that of Laayoune, Tan Tan and the group of women.
- 200 DH billis the most valuable. It shows the industrial port of Tangier Med and the lighthouse of Cape Espartel, also near the city of Tangier.
And fortunately for our travelers, all these destinations and monuments are part of our tours in Morocco, since they reach every corner of the country, either in group format or in private format. Así que te invitamos a echar un vistazo a nuestro catálogo y ponerte en contacto con nosotros para reservar tu paquete.
