6.50 Dirhams 2001 - Hassan II Mosque - Casablanca


6.50 Dirhams 2001 - Hassan II Mosque - Casablanca
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description : Joint issue with Belgium.
The Hassan II Mosque is a religious building in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the largest mosque in the country and the 7th largest mosque in the world. Its minaret is the world's tallest at 210 m (689 ft).
It stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic. A total of 105,000 worshippers can gather for prayer at the mosque simultaneously, 25,000 inside the mosque and another 80,000 on the mosque's ground outside.
Face value 6.50 Dirhams
Catalog code (Michel) MA 1383
Catalog code (Scott) MA 898
Stamp colour multicolor
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Issue date 10/06/2001
Designer Hafida Lamarti
Print technique photogravure
Perforation comb 11¾
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