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Mauritanian ouguiya

Mauritanian ouguiya
ISO 4217
CodeMRU (numeric: 929)
before 2017: MRO[1]
Subunit0.01
Unit
Pluralouguiya
SymbolUM
Denominations
Subunit
15khoums
Banknotes20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 ouguiya[2]
Coins
 Freq. used1, 2, 5, 10, 20 ouguiya[3]
 Rarely used1 khoums
Demographics
User(s) Mauritania
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Issuance
Central bankBanque Centrale de Mauritanie
 Websitewww.bcm.mr
PrinterCanadian Bank Note Company[4]
 Websitecbnco.com
Valuation
Inflation2.2%
 SourceThe World Factbook, 2019 est.

The ouguiya (Arabic: أوقية موريتانية (IPA: [uɡija]); sign: UM; code: MRU), at one time spelled "ougiya",[5] is the currency of Mauritania. Each ouguiya constitutes five khoums (meaning "one fifth").

The current ouguiya was introduced in 2018, replacing the old ouguiya at a rate of 1 new ouguiya = 10 old ouguiya, which in turn replaced the CFA franc at a rate of 1 old ouguiya = 5 francs. The name ouguiya (أوقية) is the Hassaniya Arabic pronunciation of uqiyyah أُوقِية), meaning "ounce".

  1. ^ "ISO 4217 Amendment Number 165". .currency-iso.org. 14 December 2017.
  2. ^ Billets Archived 2008-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, Banque Centrale de Mauritanie
  3. ^ "Pièces". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Introduction de billets de banque en polymère" [Introduction of polymer banknotes] (PDF) (in French and Arabic). Banque Centrale de Mauritanie. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2023. Ces billets seront imprimés à la Canadian Bank Note Company, à Ottawa (Canada)./ستتم طباعتها في شركة البنكنوت الكندية في أوتاوا، كندا. [These notes will be printed at the Canadian Bank Note Company, in Ottawa, Canada.]
  5. ^ "Home : Oxford English Dictionary".

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