One Thousand Mauritanian Ouguiya Banknote

Country: Mauritania
Issuer: Central Bank of Mauritania
Issue year: 2014
Type: Horizontal note
Material: Polymer
Size: 143 × 70 mm
Serial: DD1046027A

The story

The back shows scenes of Mauritanian life: a loaded camel, a bowl of fish from the Atlantic coast, a thatched hut and the mosque tower of Tichitt. Tichitt is one of the ancient desert trading towns, together with Oualata, Chinguetti and Ouadane, that grew along the Saharan caravan routes. The front’s ornamental patterns draw on traditional designs from Oualata.

Front

Arabic text “Central Bank of Mauritania” and “One Thousand Ouguiya”, geometric ornamental panels with traditional Oualata-style motifs, clear oval window with “1000 BCM” lettering and a colourful geometric design, shadow image of an elderly bearded man in the centre, two signatures with Arabic titles, Arabic anti-counterfeiting warning text, date 28.11.2014

Back

Bowl of fish in a net, kneeling camel with a load, thatched conical-roof hut, mosque tower of Tichitt, clear oval window with “1000 BCM” lettering, French anti-counterfeiting warning, “Banque Centrale de Mauritanie” and “Mille Ouguiya” text