Rare Vintage Morocco Pentagram Star Coin Pendant

Rare Vintage Morocco Pentagram Star Coin Pendant


 
You are looking at a rare Morocco pentagram star pendant.It measures 1 1/4" or 28mm in diameter.They were minted between 1920 and 1950.The date is in Arabic.They are silver plated.Check out the great detail!!!

Prior to the coinage reform of 1889, Moroccan coins were either hammered or cast, and counterfeits abounded. What was lacking in local coins was made up for by the circulation of large quantities of foreign silver currency.

Shown is a four falus cast copper coin from the Marrakesh mint. It was issued under Sidi Mohammed IV. The seal of Solomon decorates the obverse, and the issuing mint and date appear on the reverse. The date is AH 1284, or 1867 AD.

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Marrakech (Marrakesh) foods

Marrakech (Marrakesh) is filled with "must see" attractions. Just strolling around the old-walled city (medina) is enough to fill your senses with smells, sights and sounds that will stay with you long after you have left. Bring your sense of humour and try a kebab on the Djemma el Fna, or prepare your own delicious meal at one of the culinary schools in the city. Explore the bustling medina with its wonderful souks and museums, and then take a relaxing breather in the Majorelle gardens. Steam in a traditional hammam and bargain for a lamp. Get more ideas about what to see and do in Marrakech, from my list below.

1. Dinner at the Djemma el Fna

The Djemma el Fna is really the heart of Marrakech, it's a large central square in the old city. At the end of the afternoon it transforms into a medieval entertainment center. Snack stalls are replaced with stalls offering more substantial fare and the square comes alive with jugglers, snake charmers and story-tellers, drawing local crowds. While the food is fresh, the meat won't exactly melt in your mouth, but you're here for the atmosphere. Dinner should cost around $10 per person and Moroccans dine late, so go after 8pm. Be fully prepared to be hustled by each stall owner, even though most offer the same fare. If you can't take the sales pitch fenzy, just say "I already had dinner", it may work. Remember it's all just fun.


2. Take a Cooking Course

The cuisine of Morocco has been enjoyed by many, but mastered by few outside of Morocco. When you are in Marrakech a perfect way to spend a day is to shop for ingredients in the local markets and then learn how to prepare a traditional Moroccan meal, guided by a professional local cook. Several Riads offer informal cooking classes but there are excellent formal classes. Recommended options include:

Ateliers d'ailleurs
La Maison Arabe
Riad Kniza Cooking Workshops
More on: Cooking Courses and Culinary Vacations in Morocco.

3. Find Peace in the Majorelle Gardens

The Majorelle Gardens in Marrakech are filled with rare plants, bright colors and peace. The botanical gardens are situated north-west of the Medina of Marrakech, about a 30 minute walk. (Stop by the wholesale market en route to see mountains of dates, nuts and grains getting bought and sold). Try and get there by 10 am before the busloads of tourists arrive.

The Majorelle Gardens were designed by a French painter Jacques Majorelle who settled in Marrakech in 1919. In 1980, Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent repurchased the gardens and faithfully restored them. Majorelle's workshop is now a small Museum dedicated to Islamic Art. Yves Saint Laurent died in June, 2008 and had his ashes scattered in the Majorelle Gardens.

4. Shop 'til You Drop in the Medina

There is no shortage of things to buy in Marrakech and indeed when you step into the souks inside the Medina walls of old Marrakech, you'll be getting the hard sell on lamps, hookahs, trinkets and carpets. I usually shop my way through my entire stay in Marrakech. The key is to enjoy bargaining, stay friendly, and know what your price limit is. If you find yourself inside a carpet shop (anyone using a guide will end up in one), don't feel pressured to buy and just leave a small tip for the guys who roll them out for you. They are beautiful to look at and sometimes it's quite nice to sit down and enjoy a little cup of tea. For quality contemporary art, check out Galerie Rê and the Matisse Art Gallery.

5. Steam in a Traditonal Hammam

The hammam is a public steam bath in Morocco. Hammams used to be the only place people could come to bathe and scrub, since a private bathroom in a house or apartment was a luxury few could afford. Nowadays, you'll find less "public hammams", but there are plenty of upscale hammams in Riads and luxury hotels. They offer more Western style massages and scrubs, while still using local products. To pamper yourself check out Les Bains de Marrakech. If you're on a mid-range budget check out Hammam Ziani. For a "real" experience ask for the local working class hammam, usually next to a mosque. A local hammam is a wonderful, eye-opening cultural experience. It offers women travelers in particular a chance to meet local women. More about hammams

6. Visit the Wool Dyers Souk

The real working souks behind the tourist trinket stalls along the main thoroughfares in the Marrakech medina, are my favorite places to get lost in. Photos aren't always welcome in these parts, but if you ask politely, you may be given permission to snap away. The blacksmiths, woodworkers and dyers are hard at work every day. If you enjoy riots of color and watching traditional artisans at work, you should make every attempt to find the Dyers souk where you'll see huge colorful loops of silk and wool hanging to dry. The dyers will show you how they use their dye, boil the wool etc. It's fascinating and it's what makes Marrakech so attractive, people still work here -- it's not all for tourists.

7. Attend the Marrakech Popular Arts Festival

The annual Marrakech Popular Arts festival, held in July, attracts folk singers, dancers, fortune-tellers, acting troupes, snake charmers, fire-swallowers and more, from all over Morocco. The main events take place in the ruins of the 16 century Badi Palace and the Djemma el Fna. If you're lucky, you can see the real Fantasia. It's a horse-riding spectacle that includes hundreds of charging horsemen (and women) wearing traditional clothing. You can experience the Fantasia in the evenings outside the city walls near the Bab Jdid. If you don't get to see it in July, there's a restaurant that offers the Fantasia as entertainment while you dine, the Chez Ali.


8. Palais Dar Si Said (Museum of Moroccan Arts)

A palace and museum in one and well worth a visit. The palace is opulent and beautiful in itself with a lovely courtyard where you can relax and take some pictures. The museum's displays are well laid out and include jewelery, costumes, ceramics, daggers and other artifacts. The museum is open daily with a couple of hours break for lunch. It's advisable to get there early and avoid the tour groups.

Facts About Morocco

Morocco is situated in the north-western corner of Africa. It shares international borders with Algeria in the east, Spain in the north (a water border) and Mauritania in the south. Morocco also has a coast on the Atlantic Ocean, which reaches past the Strait of Gibraltar, into the Mediterranean Sea. The breathtaking natural landscape and magnificent architectural tradition of Morocco have been wooing travelers since ages. In fact, the mesmerizing natural splendor of the country has won it the name of the ‘Oasis of the Senses’. Right from the sandy Sahara Desert to the snow capped Atlas Mountains, the country offers great diversity. To know more about the destination, browse through the following information.

 

Fun & Interesting Facts about Morocco 

The official name of Morocco is the ‘Kingdom of Morocco’. It spreads over an area of approximately 710,850 sq km.

The capital of Morocco is Rabbat, while its currency is Moroccan dirham.

Morocco gained independence from France in 1956.

Morocco is situated in North Africa and it is the only African country that is presently not a member of the ‘African Union’.

Morocco is a member of the Arab League, Arab Maghreb Union, the Francophonie, Organization of the Islamic Conference, Mediterranean Dialogue group and Group of 77.

 Morocco is a major non-NATO ally of the United States.

The full Arabic name of Morocco is ‘Al-Mamlaka al-Maghribiya’, which translates to ‘The Western Kingdom’.

The Moroccan Constitution provides for a monarchy with a Parliament and an independent judiciary.

The official language of Morocco is Arabic. However, Berber (another dialect) and French are also spoken widely.

Arabs and Berbers make up majority of the population of Morocco, followed by Jews and others.

A number of stone circles, present in Morocco, serve as the proof of its contact with the megalithic cultures of Atlantic Europe.

The shrine of Sidi Yahya, situated in Oujda city of Morocco, is said to be the tomb of ‘John the Baptist’.

The University in Fes, founded in 859 AD, claims to be the oldest university in the world.

In the previous times, it was unlawful to sell a date tree, as it was a source of food for the family.

Tangier was an International City, from 1922 to 1956, being ruled by representatives of eight European countries.

The ‘Green March, undertake to claim the Spanish colony of Western Sahara, is celebrated as a national holiday in Morocco.

Moroccan cuisine is a mixture of European and African cuisine, due to its location between Europe and Africa.

Morocco is the 12th richest country in Africa.

Most of the Moroccans eat things made from wheat and barley.

volubilis, Ancient Rome Empire in morocco

volubilis, Ancient Rome Empire

A short trip out of town to visit Volubilis.

First, its a walk to the bus station for a bus ride. Passed by these flats and cant help but be amazed by the number of satellite dishes they have.



Woman carrying things on her head.





Then upon arrival, its a long walk to Volubilis. Pictures taken along the way.











Isn't this poppy flowers? The opium flowers?



Volubilis (Arabic: وليلي‎ Walili) is an archaeological site in Morocco situated near Meknes between Fez and Rabat along the N13 road. The nearest town is Moulay Idriss. Volubilis features the best preserved Roman ruins in this part of northern Africa. In 1997 the site was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.























In antiquity, Volubilis was an important Roman town situated near the westernmost border of Roman conquests. It was built on the site of a previous Carthaginian settlement from (at the latest) the third century BC, but that settlement overlies an earlier neolithic habitation.

Volubilis was the administrative center of the province in Roman Africa called Mauretania Tingitana. The fertile lands of the province produced many commodities such as grain and olive oil, which were exported to Rome, contributing to the province's wealth and prosperity. Archaeology has documented the presence of a Jewish community in the Roman period.



















Is this the bird that delivers babies to homes?



The Romans evacuated most of Morocco at the end of the 3rd century AD but, unlike some other Roman cities, Volubilis was not abandoned. However, it appears to have been destroyed by an earthquake in the late fourth century AD. It was reoccupied in the sixth century, when a small group of tombstones written in Latin shows the existence of a community that still dated its foundation by the year of the Roman province. Coins show that it was occupied under the Abbasids: a number of these simply bear the name Walila.

The texts referring to the arrival of Idris I in 788 show that the town was at that point in the control of the Awraba tribe, who welcomed the descendant of Ali, and declared him imam shortly thereafter. Within three years he had consolidated his hold on much of the area, founded the first settlement at Fez, and started minting coins. He died in 791, leaving a pregnant Awraba wife, Kenza, and his faithful slave, Rashid, who acted as regent until the majority of Idris II. At this point the court departed for Fez, leaving the Awraba in control of the town.

The local Latin language survived for centuries, and was not replaced before the Arabs conquered North Africa in the late 7th century.

People continued to live in Volubilis for more than 1,000 years more. Volubilis was first abandoned in the 18th century -- when it was demolished in order to provide for building materials for the construction of the palaces of Moulay Ismail in nearby Meknes. If that demolishing had not arrived, Volubilis could have become one of the best preserved Roman sites anywhere.

























Volubilis' structures were damaged by the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, while in the 18th century part of the marble was taken for constructions in nearby Meknes.

In 1915, archaeological excavation was begun there by the French and it continued through into the 1920s. Extensive remains of the Roman town have been uncovered. From 2000 excavations carried out by University College London and the Moroccan Institut National des Sciences de l’Archéologie et du Patrimoine under the direction of Elizabeth Fentress, Gaetano Palumbo and Hassan Limane revealed what should probably be interpreted as the headquarters of Idris I just below the walls of the Roman town to the west. Excavations within the walls also revealed a section of the early medieval town. Today, a high percentage of artifacts found at Volubilis are on display in the Rabat Archaeological Museum.























Woh.. will these not drop?











The most interesting thing I saw here is this. It was found in the house of dog.



I do not know why it was here and what meaning it has got to the Romans but it was indeed huge!



So I decided to have some fun with it. HAHA...





By the end of the day, I was hot and sticky and so I decided to use another item I have gotten from the Singapore Day in London.

Since we like to reserve seats using tissue papers so they might as well do this for us. CHOPE!!! So lovely.



Nice little creature landed on me.



Back in Meknes, as I was walking back to my hotel, I saw a group of guys sitting very quietly paying full attention to something. What are they looking at?



Oh!!! Soccer.. what else.. hahaha...



I shall call it a day.