Catalog
5 Ouguiya
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de Mauritanie |
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| Year | 1973-2003 |
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| Diameter | 25 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DE MAURITANIE 2003 5 OUGUIYA |
| Reverse description | The central field features the large Arabic numeral '٥' (5) above the denomination inscription 'أوقيات' (Ouguiya), enclosed within a raised inner circle. A crescent and star device appears at the base of the central design. Two stylised wheat ears frame the inner circle on either side. The Arabic legend 'البنك المركزي الموريتاني' (The Central Bank of Mauritania) runs along the upper periphery, while the Hijri date '١٤٢٣' (1423) is inscribed at the base of the coin, flanked by decorative ornaments. |
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Mauritania's ouguiya was introduced in 1973 when the country withdrew from the West African CFA franc zone, one of the few post-independence decisions in the region to sever monetary ties with France entirely. The ouguiya was deliberately structured on a non-decimal system — five khoums to one ouguiya — reflecting an attempt to align currency with Islamic mathematical tradition, though the khoum denomination proved largely impractical in daily commerce.