Currency of Morocco: Moroccan Dirham
Moroccan Dirham ยท MAD ยท National
Who Issues Moroccan Dirham in Morocco
Morocco denominates its national monetary system in the Moroccan Dirham (MAD). Readers will see the symbol MAD on this page, while banking and data systems can use the currency's ISO numeric identifier 504.
Monetary authority for the Moroccan Dirham sits domestically with Bank Al-Maghrib. In Morocco, MAD is therefore governed through a national framework, not by an external currency issuer.
Exchange Rate for MAD
On this Morocco currency page, the useful benchmark is a dated MAD observation with its currency pair stated explicitly. Provider spreads, card charges and commissions can still change the amount actually paid. The page therefore keeps the conversion benchmark easy to verify.
When reading an MAD conversion, hold the pair and timestamp constant when judging changes in the reference rate. A bank, card network or cash desk may apply its own spread or fee to that benchmark.
Banknotes and Coins
Banknotes
Bank Al-Maghrib's newest banknote series contains 20, 50, 100 and 200 dirham notes. Earlier valid issues continue to circulate during the transition.
Coins
Morocco's standard circulation coin structure includes 10, 20 and 50 centimes plus 1, 2, 5 and 10 dirhams.
Frequently Asked Questions
What currency is used in Morocco?
The Moroccan Dirham (MAD) is the national currency of Morocco. Bank Al-Maghrib is responsible for the domestic monetary framework.
Who manages the currency system in Morocco?
Bank Al-Maghrib is the main monetary authority identified for Morocco.
Are the exchange rates for Morocco real-time?
For readers comparing MAD, a supported conversion is based on the latest reference observation available to the tool, with the observation date shown. The figure is informational and can differ from a bank, card or cash-counter quote. This supports the data layers easy to distinguish.
Sources & methodology
For Morocco, institutional currency facts are checked against Bank Al-Maghrib or the applicable monetary-system authority. The MAD identity follows ISO 4217, and the exchange-arrangement classification for Morocco is cross-checked against the IMF framework. A dynamic MAD observation for Morocco, when available, is kept separate from those institutional facts and shows its own date and provider.
View sources used for this page
- Bank Al-Maghrib - official website
- SIX - ISO 4217 Maintenance Agency
- IMF - Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions
- BIS - central bank directory and institutional cross-check
- Frankfurter - latest public reference-rate feed used by the converter
- Bank Al-Maghrib - banknotes
- Bank Al-Maghrib - coins