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Coinage of Mauritania

Started by <k>, July 23, 2020, 02:36:00 AM

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#15
END OF THE FIRST SERIES

Of this series, the 1 ouguiya was minted in 2009 only; the 5 ouguiya was last minted in 2012; the 10 ouguiya in 2013; and the 20 and 50 ouguiya in 2014.

See also:  Circulation sets with a common obverse and a common reverse.


From 2017, a radical new departure was about to take place in the Mauritanian coinage.
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<k>

#16
REDENOMINATION OF THE OUGUIYA

From Wikipedia:

On December 5, 2017, the Central Bank of Mauritania announced a redenomination of its currency at a rate of 1:10. As part of the redenomination, a new series of coins were issued in denominations of 1 khoums (1⁄5 ouguiya), 1, 5, 10 and 20 ouguiya, with the latter being struck as a tri-metallic coin and a new series of banknotes in denominations of 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 ouguiya. A 2 ouguiya coin was issued into circulation in 2018, serving as an intermediate denomination for the 1 and 5 ouguiya coins already in circulation.
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#17
Mauritania 1 fifth ouguiya 2017.jpg

Mauritania, 1/5 ouguiya, 2018.


The lowest denomination of the new series is the ⅕ ouguiya coin.

It is made of copper-plated steel and has a diameter of 16 mm.

Here you see the obverse of the coin.

The common obverse of the series features the national emblem.
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<k>

#18
Mauritania 1 fifth ouguiya 2017-.jpg

Mauritania, 1/5 ouguiya, 2018.


The reverse of the ⅕ ouguiya coin features a fish, probably a cod.

These coins and their beautiful designs were produced by the Paris Mint.
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<k>

#19
Mauritania 1 ouguiya 2018.jpg

Mauritania, 1 ouguiya, 2018.


The 1 ouguiya is made of nickel-plated steel and has a diameter of 19.9 mm.

Above you see the obverse of the coin.
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<k>

#20
Mauritania 1 ouguiya 2018-.jpg

Mauritania, 1 ouguiya, 2018.


The reverse of the coin features a teapot.
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#21
Mauritania 2 ougiya 2018-.jpg

Mauritania, 2 ouguiya, 2018.


The 2 ouguiya is made of stainless steel and has a diameter of 24 mm.

Here you see the obverse of the coin.
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<k>

#22
Mauritania 2 ougiya 2018.jpg

Mauritania, 2 ouguiya, 2018.


The reverse of the coin features a xalam, which is also known as a molo.

It is a sort of African lute.

The design on the coin shows a xalam overlaid over the lower part of another xalam.
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#23
Mauritania 5 ouguiya 2017.jpg

Mauritania, 5 ouguiya, 2017.


The 5 ouguiya is made of nickel-plated steel.

It is heptagonal and has a diameter of 22.5 mm

Above you see the obverse of the coin.
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<k>

#24
Mauritania 5 ouguiya 2017-.jpg

Mauritania, 5 ouguiya, 2017.


The reverse of the coin features musical instruments.

The stringed instrument is a kora.

The drum next to it is a djembe.
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#25
Mauritania 10 ouguiya 2018.jpg

Mauritania, 10 ouguiya, 2018.


The 10 ouguiya is bimetallic.

It has a nickel-plated steel center within a brass-plated steel ring.

It is decagonal (10-sided) and has a diameter of 24 mm

Above you see the obverse of the coin.
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#26
Mauritania 10 ouguiya 2018-.jpg

Mauritania, 10 ouguiya, 2018.


The reverse of the coin features a cow.
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<k>

#27
Mauritania 20 ouguiya 2018.jpg

Mauritania, 20 ouguiya, 2018.


The 20 ouguiya is trimetallic.

It has a bronze-plated steel core, a nickel-plated steel middle ring and a brass-plated steel outer ring.

It has a diameter of 26 mm.

Above you see the obverse of the coin.
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<k>

#28
Mauritania 20 ouguiya 2018-.jpg

Mauritania, 20 ouguiya, 2018.


The reverse of the coin features a camel mother with child.
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<k>

#29
This latest series is a superb set with beautiful designs. Who would ever have expected such a set from conservative Mauritania?

Another country with musical instruments featured on its coins is Azerbaijan. See: Azerbaijan: post-Soviet coinage.




Turkmenistan, 2 manat, 2010.


There are motifs around the rim of the reverses of the Mauritanian coins.

They remind me of similar motifs on the coins of Turkmenistan.

See: Turkmenistan: post-Soviet coinage.
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