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5000 Ouguiya
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de Mauritanie |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Currency | Old Ouguiya (1973-2018) |
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| Reverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DE MAURITANIE LES AUTEURS OU COMPLICES DE FALSIFICATION OU DE CONTREFAÇON DE BILLETS DE BANQUE SERONT PUNIS CONFORMEMENT AUX LOIS ET ACTES EN VIGUEUR 5000 CINQ MILLE OUGUIYA (Translation: Central Bank of Mauritania, Authors or accomplices of falsification or counterfeit banknotes will be punished in accordance with the laws and acts in force, Five Thousand Ouguiya) |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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The 5000 Ouguiya was the highest denomination in Mauritanian circulation when this series was current, reflecting the country's persistently high nominal price levels rather than any monetary instability — the Ouguiya has been a relatively stable currency since its introduction in 1973, when Mauritania broke from the West African CFA franc zone. G&D's Leipzig facility has handled Mauritanian contracts across multiple series, making this a long-standing production relationship rather than a one-off tender.
P#15 carries only a watermark and security thread, a notably spare security specification for a high-denomination note issued in 2009.