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500 Ouguiya Independence
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de Mauritanie |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| In circulation to | 30 June 2018 |
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| Obverse description | Central device comprising a large crescent and five-pointed star, symbols of Islam, flanked on the left by a date palm and on the right by a spray of millet or acacia, evoking the agricultural and natural wealth of Mauritania. Two commemorative dates in Latin numerals appear in the upper field: 1975-11-28 above 1960-11-28, marking respectively the fifteenth anniversary and the date of independence. The Arabic legend along the lower periphery reads the full official name of the issuing state. |
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| Reverse description | Central square cartouche bearing the denomination 500 in large Arabic-Western numerals with the Arabic word for ouguiya (أوقية) below, symbolising the currency. Flanking the cartouche at lower left is a raised camel head facing right, and at lower right a leaping fish, representing the pastoral and maritime resources of Mauritania. Above the cartouche, a detailed depiction of an iron ore conveyor and mining headframe alludes to the country's mineral industry. The Arabic legend of the Banque Centrale de Mauritanie curves along the upper periphery, and the engraver's name B. TURLAN appears incuse on the exergual line below the central cartouche. |
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| Mintage | 1975 - - 1,800 |
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