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| Issuer | Banque Centrale de Mauritanie |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Value | 500 Ouguiya (500 MRO) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed predominantly in green and olive tones, with top and bottom borders composed of intricate geometric and traditional Mauritanian ornamental guilloche patterns, the denomination numeral 500 in Arabic script repeated at each corner. The central field carries a large circular watermark void at left, flanked by two intaglio signatures below, with Arabic text legends running across the upper register and a bold calligraphic denomination inscription across the lower portion. To the right, an elaborately engraved decorative panel displays a diamond-shaped native geometric vignette in red and dark green, surrounded by interlocking arabesque motifs. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is rendered in green, olive, and dark tones, with top and bottom borders repeating the traditional geometric guilloche design. At left, a framed vignette within a decorative red and green arabesque border shows agricultural workers harvesting grain by hand in a field. The central and right fields present a large intaglio vignette of an industrial mining complex with heavy conveyor structures and machinery. The anti-counterfeiting warning text appears in small lettering above the central vignette, with the denomination numerals and French inscription occupying the upper and lower registers. |
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| Protection description | Blank oval void area visible on the left side of the obverse; embedded security thread running vertically through the note. |
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