State Bank of Morocco
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The State Bank of Morocco was a quasi-central bank established in 1907 following the Algeciras Conference, to stabilize the Moroccan currency and serve as a vehicle for European and especially French influence in the Sultanate of Morocco. Following the independence of Morocco, it was replaced in 1959 by the newly created Banque du Maroc, known since 1987 as Bank Al-Maghrib.
Palais Zahia building in the medina of Tangier, the State Bank of Morocco's head office from 1907 to 1952
The State Bank's building in Rabat, inaugurated 1925 and the seat of its executive management until succession by Bank Al-Maghrib in 1959
Building at 3, rue Volney in Paris, the State Bank of Morocco's "seat of administration" where board meetings were held from 1907 to 1922
Moroccan and European negotiators at the Algeciras Conference, 1906
The French protectorate in Morocco, also known as French Morocco, was the period of French colonial rule in Morocco that lasted from 1912 to 1956. The protectorate was officially established 30 March 1912, when Sultan Abd al-Hafid signed the Treaty of Fez, though the French military occupation of Morocco had begun with the invasion of Oujda and the bombardment of Casablanca in 1907.
The Maghreb in the second half of the 19th century
The assassination of Emile Mauchamp in Marrakesh, taken casus belli by France
1909 Morocco commemorative medal—distributed to French soldiers that participated in the French invasion of Morocco
The French cruiser Gloire in the Bombardment of Casablanca August 1907, printed on a postcard