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It replaced a system consisting of copper falus, silver dirham and gold benduqi. In Spanish Morocco, the rial was replaced by the Spanish peseta in 1912 at a rate of 1 rial = 5 pesetas. In French Morocco, the rial was replaced in 1921 by the franc at a rate of 1 rial = 10 francs.
By mid-century, Morocco was in a monetary crisis caused by the decline in value of its currency. [2]: 32 Traditionally, the monetary system in Morocco consisted of a golden mithqal (مثقال), divided into ten uqiyyahs (أوقية), each of which was divided into four muzunas (موزونة), each of which was divided into 48 copper or bronze fils (فِلس).
A History of Modern Morocco. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81070-8. External links "Morocco Profile: Timeline". BBC News. "Timeline: Morocco".
The recorded history of Morocco begins with the Phoenician colonization of the Moroccan coast between the 8th and 6th centuries BCE, [3] although the area was inhabited by indigenous Berbers for some two thousand years before that.
The new 5 dirham coin was bimetallic, as was the 10 dirham coin introduced in 1995. Cupro-nickel 2 dirham coins were introduced in 2002. In 2012, a new series of coins has been issued, with the 5 and 10 dirham coin utilizing a latent image as a security feature. [citation needed]
The word "dirham" (درهم) comes from drachma (δραχμή), the Greek coin. [2] "Dirham" is also the name of the currency in use in Morocco today. Idris I was the founder of the Idrisid dynasty. [3]
The economy of Morocco is considered relatively liberal, governed by the law of supply and demand. Since 1993, in line with many Western world changes, Morocco has followed a policy of privatisation. [19] Morocco has become a major player in African economic affairs, [20] and is the 6th largest African economy by GDP (PPP).
As this territory is mostly controlled by Morocco, the circulating currency in that part of the country is the Moroccan dirham, with Algerian dinars and Mauritanian ouguiyas circulating alongside the Sahrawi peseta in the Sahrawi refugee camps and the SADR-controlled part of Western Sahara.