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1/5 Ouguiya
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de Mauritanie |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Value | 1 Khoums = 1/5 Ouguiya (1/5 MRO) |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The ouguiya was introduced in 1973 when Mauritania broke from the West African CFA franc zone following independence consolidation, with the new currency deliberately structured on a non-decimal base — five khoums to one ouguiya — a division rooted in traditional Islamic monetary reckoning rather than French colonial arithmetic. This fifth-ouguiya piece, equal to one khoum, is the lowest denomination the new system ever produced.
Aluminium was the only practical choice at this weight for a coin of so little purchasing power. Few circulated long enough to accumulate meaningful wear.