{"title":"Mauritania","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"stunning-mauritania-unc-set-100-200-500-ouguiya-2013-2015-hybrid-p-16b-p-17-p-18","title":"Mauritania 3 pc set  P-4k P-5j P-8c STUNNING 100 200 500 Ouguiya 2002","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSet of three uncirculated banknotes from Mauritania, a former French colony on the Atlantic coast south of Morocco and north of Senegal. It is the westernmost country of the Sahara desert and the area of the Sahara, known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ethe Sahel. Banknotes are inscribed in Arabic and French.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTop Banknote: 100 Ouguiya (P-4k)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCentral Design: Features the \u003cstrong\u003eGrand Mosque of Oualata\u003c\/strong\u003e, renowned for its distinctive and colorful \u003cstrong\u003eSudano-Sahelian architecture.\u003c\/strong\u003e You can clearly see the characteristic \u003cstrong\u003egeometric\u003c\/strong\u003e patterns and the overall structure of the mosque.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeometric Patterns: Intricate geometric designs in shades of pink, blue, and brown border the central image and fill other areas of the banknote, reflecting \u003cstrong\u003eIslamic artistic traditions.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTidinit\u003c\/strong\u003e, a traditional four-stringed\u003cstrong\u003e lute-like instrument \u003c\/strong\u003eplayed by men in Mauritania. This symbolizes the rich musical heritage of the country.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDromedary camel\u003c\/strong\u003e standing near a traditional well or water source with a simple structure. This represents the nomadic culture and the importance of livestock and water in the arid environment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeometric Borders: Similar intricate geometric patterns frame the central images.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMiddle Banknote: 200 Ouguiya (P-5j)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChinguetti Mosque\u003c\/strong\u003e, another historically significant mosque and a \u003cstrong\u003eUNESCO World Heritage\u003c\/strong\u003e site. Its characteristic earthen architecture is clearly depicted.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeometric motifs in shades of orange, brown, and green are prominent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMortar and pestle,\u003c\/strong\u003e traditional tools likely used for grinding grains or preparing food, representing daily life and traditional practices.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFelucca\u003c\/strong\u003e, a traditional \u003cstrong\u003esailing boat \u003c\/strong\u003ecommonly used for \u003cstrong\u003efishing\u003c\/strong\u003e and transport along the Mauritanian coast, along with a \u003cstrong\u003epalm\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003etree\u003c\/strong\u003e and a \u003cstrong\u003ewell\u003c\/strong\u003e or water source with a pulley system. This symbolizes \u003cstrong\u003ecoastal life \u003c\/strong\u003eand the importance of \u003cstrong\u003ewater resources\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Decorative Borders: Stylized floral or geometric patterns frame the central images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBottom Banknote: 500 Ouguiya (P-8c)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAzougui Fort (Ksar), \u003c\/strong\u003ea historic \u003cstrong\u003efortified village\u003c\/strong\u003e (ksar) showcasing traditional Mauritanian architecture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGeometric and Floral Patterns: \u003c\/strong\u003eDecorative patterns in shades of green, brown, and beige are used throughout the design.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHerd of cattle\u003c\/strong\u003e grazing, emphasizing the importance of livestock in the Mauritanian economy and culture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModern \u003cstrong\u003eindustrial scene\u003c\/strong\u003e, possibly representing mining or other resource extraction, symbolizing the country's economic development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStylized Borders: Abstract and \u003cstrong\u003egeometric designs \u003c\/strong\u003eframe the central images.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCommon Themes and Symbols:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArchitecture\u003c\/strong\u003e: The prominent display of significant mosques and a ksar highlights Mauritania's rich history, cultural heritage, and Islamic identity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTraditional Culture: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe inclusion of the tidinit, mortar and pestle, and camel represents aspects of traditional Mauritanian life, music, and nomadic heritage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEconomy and Resources: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe cattle, felucca, and industrial scene symbolize key sectors of the Mauritanian economy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe depiction of wells or water sources emphasizes the importance of this resource in a desert environment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIslamic Art: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe pervasive use of intricate geometric and arabesque patterns reflects the strong influence of Islamic art and design.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese banknotes are not only currency but also miniature works of art that tell a visual story about Mauritania's past, present, and cultural identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51499228561719,"sku":null,"price":2.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/57_f820d5fc-d99f-4b30-a68f-a2d537c6cdf8.jpg?v=1766777043"},{"product_id":"polymer-mauritania-1000-ouguiya-2014-p-19-crisp-unc","title":"Mauritania P-19 1000 Ouguiya 2014 UNC—Tichit Mosque—Camel \u0026 Fish","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA polymer note from one of the world’s most overlooked countries — printed in Leipzig, featuring a mosque in a desert city that has barely changed since the 12th century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single variety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Multicolor on geometric underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e Geometric and ornamental designs with native motifs; Arabic script\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bowl with fish at left, camel, hut, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tichit\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTichit Mosque\u003c\/a\u003e; Latin and Arabic script\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Integrated into polymer substrate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polymer (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guardian_(banknote_substrate)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGuardian®\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 143 × 70 mm (5.63 × 2.76 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Bank_of_Mauritania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Bank of Mauritania\u003c\/a\u003e (البنك المركزي الموريتاني)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giesecke%2BDevrient\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGiesecke+Devrient\u003c\/a\u003e, Leipzig (1852–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDemonetized\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 January 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mauritanian_ouguiya\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOld Ouguiya\u003c\/a\u003e (1973–2018)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mauritania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMauritania\u003c\/a\u003e — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mauritania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIslamic Republic\u003c\/a\u003e (1960–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout Mauritania\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nouakchott\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNouakchott\u003c\/a\u003e (city ~1.3 million; metro ~1.5 million)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~4.7 million (UN 2023) — similar to New Zealand or Louisiana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,030,700 km² (397,955 mi²) — similar to Egypt or three times California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$7,200 USD (IMF 2024) — ranks ~158th out of 193 globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Iron ore, gold, copper, fish, crude oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_Sahara\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWestern Sahara\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algeria\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlgeria\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mali\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMali\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Senegal\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSenegal\u003c\/a\u003e; Atlantic Ocean to the west\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arabic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArabic\u003c\/a\u003e (~100%); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hassaniya_Arabic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHassaniya Arabic\u003c\/a\u003e is the dominant spoken dialect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpoken languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pulaar_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePulaar\u003c\/a\u003e (~20%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soninke_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSoninke\u003c\/a\u003e (~8%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wolof_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWolof\u003c\/a\u003e (~7%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFrench\u003c\/a\u003e (administrative)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAncient \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ghana_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGhana Empire\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Almoravid_dynasty\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlmoravid\u003c\/a\u003e Berber dynasties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_West_Africa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFrench West Africa\u003c\/a\u003e (1902–1960)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mauritania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIslamic Republic of Mauritania\u003c\/a\u003e (1960–date) — \u003cem\u003ethis note issued during this period\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMauritania Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMauritania only abolished slavery by law in 1981 — the last country on earth to do so — and didn’t criminalize it until 2007; an estimated 90,000 people still live in conditions of slavery today.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNouakchott didn’t exist until 1958 — it was built from scratch in the desert two years before independence, and is now one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mauritania_Iron_Ore_Railway\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMauritania Iron Ore Railway\u003c\/a\u003e runs 704 km through the Sahara with trains up to 3 km long — adventurous travelers ride on top of the iron ore cars.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouguiya\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOuguiya\u003c\/a\u003e is one of only two currencies in the world not based on a decimal system — 1 ouguiya = 5 khoums — the other being the Malagasy ariary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA city older than the note\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tichit\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTichit\u003c\/a\u003e is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UNESCO\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUNESCO\u003c\/a\u003e World Heritage site deep in the Mauritanian Sahara — a stone city that has stood since the 12th century, once a major stop on trans-Saharan trade routes. \u003cstrong\u003eIts mosque appears on this note as a quiet reminder that Mauritania’s history runs far deeper than its modern borders suggest.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe polymer Guardian® substrate was chosen for durability in desert conditions — resistant to moisture, folding, and the heat that destroys paper notes. \u003cstrong\u003eFinding one in UNC means finding one that never circulated in that heat.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOwn this polymer document of a vanished currency\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Old Ouguiya was replaced on 1 January 2019. \u003cstrong\u003eThis 1000 note — polymer, crisp, printed in Leipzig, featuring a 12th-century desert mosque — is now a collectible from a currency that no longer exists.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sahara preserves things. 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