The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 41, October 13, 2002, Article 10

MOROCCAN COIN DESIGN QUESTION

  Granvyl also received this query, and perhaps someone can
  help here, too.  Your editor is certainly stumped.

  "I am writing from Indian Prairie Public Library in Darien,
  IL (near Chicago). We have a patron who is interested in
  an explanation of the symbolism on a 200 Franc coin from
  Morocco.  It is entry Y#53 on page 1541 of the "2003
  Standard Catalog of World Coins."  The coin has a five
  pointed star within a six pointed star.  We have identified
  from an article at
  http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/journal/vol8no3/kosansky.html
  that the six pointed star, according to some Moroccans
  "indicates the past role of Jewish metal workers as
  concessionaries of the royal mint."  From "Flags of the World"
  we have identified that the five pointed star is on the Moroccan
  flag and represents the Seal of Solomon, an ancient symbol of
  life and good health.

  We have relayed the above information to the patron, but he
  wants to know if there is any way to tell the meaning of "both
  stars together."  I am not sure how to proceed, short of
  contacting the Treasury Department of Morocco or asking
  the designer of the coin himself.  Do you know of any experts,
  reference sources, contacts that could help us with this
  question?"

  Wayne Homren, Editor

	coinbooks.org Web

The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization 
promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org.

To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor 
at this address: whomren@coinlibrary.com

To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum