Moroccan rial
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The rial was the currency of Morocco between 1880 and 1921. It was subdivided into 10 dirham, each of 50 mazunas.
Early 1900s postcard with Rials
History of Morocco
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The history of human habitation in Morocco spans since the Lower Paleolithic, with the earliest known being Jebel Irhoud. Much later Morocco was part of Iberomaurusian culture, including Taforalt. It
Phoenician plate with red slip, 7th century BCE, excavated on Mogador Island, Essaouira. Sidi Mohammed ben Abdallah Museum
Roman coins excavated in Essaouira, 3rd century
Roman remains of Volubilis
Idrisid dirham, minted at al-'Aliyah (Fes), Morocco, 840 CE. The coin features the name of Ali: a son-in-law of Muhammad, the fourth Caliph, and an ancestor of the Idrisids.