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1000 Ouguiya
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de Mauritanie |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Currency | Old Ouguiya (1973-2018) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by an intricate geometric guilloche pattern in teal, green, and blue tones, with a central rectangular watermark window flanked by large diamond-shaped vignettes incorporating spiralling rosette motifs. The bank title in Arabic script appears along the upper border, with the denomination in Arabic numerals at upper left and lower centre; the Arabic legend "ألف أوقية" (One Thousand Ouguiya) is set within a blue diamond underprint at left. Two facsimile signatures appear below the denomination with their Arabic titles, and the issue date is printed at lower centre. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a central vignette of a standing dromedary camel, with a modern cargo vessel at sea and fish leaping from the water in the background, alongside gantry cranes and warehouse structures with smokestacks representing Mauritanian industry and commerce. Crescent moon and star motifs appear in the corners, and the design is framed by an ornate guilloche border. The denomination and bank name appear in French in the upper and lower registers. |
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| Protection description | Bearded man |
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