II. During the reign of King Hassan of Morocco, from 1961 to 1999, many changes took place in the Moroccan coinage. The first major change was the introduction of the dirham as the country's official currency in 1966. The exchange currency of the dirham was the santim. Simultaneously with the introduction of the dirham, new coins were put into circulation. The smallest coin was the 1 centime, followed by the 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 centime coins. Coins worth 1, 2 and 5 dirhams were put into circulation later. Banknotes also appeared in 1970. The smallest banknote was 10 dirhams, followed by 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 dirhams. II. During the reign of King Hassan, further changes took place in the Moroccan coinage. In 1973, the 1000 santim coin was introduced, and in 1988, the 5 dirham banknote was introduced. After the death of King Hassan in 1999, his son Mohamed VI. the king continued.