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5 Ouguiya
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de Mauritanie |
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| Year | 1973-2003 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
| Reverse lettering | البنك المركزي الموريتاني ٥ أوقيات ١٤٢٣ (Translation: The Central Bank of Mauritania 5 Ouguiya 1423) |
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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.