200 Dirhams MAR Banknote (Modern Issue) 2023

200 Dirhams Moroccan Dirham (Issued 2023)

The 200 Dirham banknote issued in 2023 by Bank Al-Maghrib is current legal tender in Morocco and remains in active circulation as one of the highest-denomination notes in everyday use. Introduced as part of a modernised series reflecting Morocco’s contemporary architectural and cultural achievements, this issue carries the date 1445–2023, acknowledging both the Islamic calendar year and the Gregorian year of issue. The note represents a significant update to Moroccan currency design, incorporating advanced security technology alongside bold, vibrant imagery that reflects the country’s rapid infrastructural development. Travellers and residents returning from Morocco may find themselves in possession of this note, and it is fully exchangeable through reputable UK currency services.

On the front, the dominant feature to the right is a portrait of King Mohammed VI of Morocco, depicted in a photographic style with fine engraving detail, showing him in a dark suit against a plain background, his gaze directed slightly off-centre to the left. The portrait is framed within a panel of intricate blue geometric and arabesque patterning that extends across the right-hand portion of the note, incorporating a circular motif reminiscent of traditional Moroccan zellige tilework rendered in deep royal blue and gold tones. To the left of centre, a bold architectural illustration depicts the Mohammed VI Tower — a slender, tapering skyscraper rising dramatically from a bridge-like base structure — rendered in fine line engraving in shades of blue and green. Flanking the tower illustration is a vertical green security strip embedded within the paper, featuring microprint and colour-shifting elements. The top of the note carries the issuing authority name in Arabic script, “بنك المغرب” (Bank Al-Maghrib), alongside the denomination “مائتا درهم” (Two Hundred Dirhams) in Arabic. A serial number, Y38C793368, appears in blue across the upper left, printed horizontally, with the same number repeated vertically along the left edge. Three blue stars appear in a triangular arrangement on the lower left, accompanied by the Moroccan royal coat of arms seal. The large numeral “200” appears prominently in green in the lower left corner, with a smaller “200” rendered in colour-shifting ink to the lower right. The year 1445–2023 is printed in small text to the left side of the composition, and two signatures of Bank Al-Maghrib officials appear beneath Arabic text identifying their respective roles. The overall colour palette of the front transitions from vivid blue and teal in the architectural panel through warm gold and cream in the central arabesque field, to the cooler photographic tones of the portrait panel on the right.

The reverse of the note is dominated by a detailed architectural scene rendered in shades of blue, purple, and teal, centred on a composition that again features the tall tapering spire of the Mohammed VI Tower rising on the left side of the image, this time set within a broader context that includes a sweeping contemporary building to its right — a low, curved-roof structure with large glazed façades and surrounding landscaping including stylised palm trees, consistent in design with a major Moroccan cultural or civic complex. A large circular element rendered in concentric rings and fine guilloché linework appears to the lower left of the architectural scene, providing a strong focal point and security-patterned anchor to the design. The upper portion of the reverse carries the issuing bank name “BANK AL-MAGHRIB” in clear blue Latin-script typography centred at the top. The denomination “200” appears in large numerals in the upper left, and “200 DIRHAMS” is printed in bold text in the lower right corner. Arabic script text runs in two lines along the lower portion of the note, forming an inscription consistent with the bank’s standard motto referencing the importance of honest commerce and the prohibition of counterfeiting. The right-hand section of the reverse is decorated with an elaborate floral and geometric repeat pattern in warm orange, gold, and soft blue, echoing the zellige and arabesque traditions of Moroccan decorative arts and providing a visual counterpart to the similar patterning on the front. The left border carries a vertical orange-and-tan geometric border strip. A watermark zone is visible in the lighter paper area to the far left, where the numeral “200” and a portrait watermark of King Mohammed VI are embedded within the paper substrate and visible when the note is held to the light. The background throughout the reverse features subtle latent guilloché linework and a repeated “200” ghost-print pattern in the paper itself, providing additional layers of anti-counterfeiting protection.

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