20 Dirhams MAR Banknote (Modern Issue) 2023

20 Dirhams Moroccan Dirham (Issued 2023)

Rendered in a predominantly violet and lavender palette that signals a confident modernisation of Moroccan banknote design, this 2023 issue from Bank Al-Maghrib balances classical Arabic decorative geometry with contemporary intaglio engraving of considerable depth and precision. The layout philosophy places portraiture and architectural imagery in deliberate dialogue, with intricate guilloché patterning filling the border zones in a manner consistent with the best European security printing traditions of the early twenty-first century. Delicate rosette and star-lattice motifs echo the zellige tilework tradition of Morocco’s imperial cities, grounding the note in national cultural identity whilst meeting modern anti-counterfeiting standards. Across both faces, the denomination numeral is rendered in bold, confident typography that reads instantly at a glance.

On the front, the dominant feature is a finely engraved portrait of King Mohammed VI of Morocco, positioned to the right of centre and rendered with the careful tonal graduation characteristic of modern intaglio portraiture. The King is depicted wearing a dark suit and tie, his gaze directed slightly to the right of the viewer, the engraving capturing fine detail in the shading of the face, collar, and lapels. To the left of the portrait sits a detailed architectural vignette depicting an ornate Moroccan pavilion or courtyard structure, rendered in violet tones with arched colonnades, a central fountain, and decorative tilework visible at its base, the whole image framed within an elaborately patterned rectangular cartouche. Above the architectural vignette the bank’s name is written in Arabic script — بنك المغرب — and the denomination عشرون درهما appears beneath it, also in Arabic. The serial number J09ϧ987754 appears both horizontally across the upper left in violet ink and vertically along the right-hand edge in a smaller format. The dual Hijri and Gregorian date 1445–2023 is printed vertically along the left margin. A vertical security thread is embedded within the note and is visible as a dark stripe passing through the architectural vignette. The Royal Moroccan coat of arms — a green pentacle on a red field flanked by the national emblem — appears to the right of the portrait. The large numeral 20 is printed in bold violet in the lower left corner, accompanied by a small crescent and star motif. The background is covered in fine guilloché lacework in pale lavender and soft gold, with small six-pointed stars scattered across the field, and a band of dense geometric Islamic interlace runs along the right-hand border.

The reverse carries the issuing authority’s name, BANK AL-MAGHRIB, in bold serif Latin capitals across the upper portion of the note, printed in violet against the pale background. The central design is dominated by a large, detailed architectural composition that appears to depict the Grand Theatre of Mohammed VI in Laâyoune or a similarly significant contemporary Moroccan public building, shown from an elevated perspective that reveals a sweeping curved roof structure alongside a colonnade of arched openings rendered in blue-violet tones; the image conveys the scale and ambition of modern Moroccan civic architecture. To the left of the main building vignette, a tall minaret or tower is depicted alongside what appears to be a traditional hanging lantern or chandelier ornament, rendered in fine linework with warm amber and orange colour accents at the lamp’s decorative bosses. A multi-line inscription in Arabic script, likely a Quranic or official text, is printed in the lower centre of the note. The denomination 20 DIRHAMS appears in the lower right in bold violet numerals with the word DIRHAMS in clean sans-serif capitals beneath. The overall background of the reverse is filled with a rich, overlapping pattern of multicoloured guilloché rosettes in yellow, pink, blue, and violet, and a band of intricate geometric interlace in pink and gold runs along the top and right-hand borders, mirroring the decorative framework of the front face.

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