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100 Ouguiya

Issuer Banque Centrale de Mauritanie
Year 1973
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Value 100 Ouguiya (100 MRO)
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Obverse description Central vignette of a young Mauritanian man in intaglio portrait, set against a background of palm trees and a river or coastal landscape rendered in blue and green underprint. Geometric patterned panels in traditional style frame the left and right margins, with Arabic denomination numerals and text in the upper and lateral fields. Two signature lines appear at the lower centre, with the denomination repeated at each corner.
Obverse lettering ١٠٠ البنك المركزي الموريتاني ١٠٠ مائة‎ أوقية
(Translation: 100, Central Bank of Mauritania, One Hundred Ouguiya)
Reverse description Central vignette of a group of fishermen rowing a traditional wooden pirogue, rendered in blue-grey intaglio tones against a light guilloche underprint. A large tree appears to the right of the composition, while decorative columned panels flank both left and right margins. The issuer name and denomination are printed in French across the upper and central fields.
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