Sultan Mohammed V, French Morocco

Morocco · 1943 · 50c

This definitive stamp features a portrait of Sultan Mohammed V of Morocco, facing three-quarters left. The design is framed by intricate Moorish patterns, with the denomination '50c' at the bottom and 'MAROC' inscribed at the top. The stamp is part of a series issued under the French Protectorate.

Issued during World War II under the French Protectorate, this stamp depicts Sultan Mohammed V, who would later become a key figure in the Moroccan independence movement and the country's first king after independence in 1956.