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500 Ouguiya Independence
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de Mauritanie |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Central square cartouche bearing the denomination 500 in large Arabic-Western numerals with the Arabic word for ouguiya (أوقية) below, symbolising the currency. Flanking the cartouche at lower left is a raised camel head facing right, and at lower right a leaping fish, representing the pastoral and maritime resources of Mauritania. Above the cartouche, a detailed depiction of an iron ore conveyor and mining headframe alludes to the country's mineral industry. The Arabic legend of the Banque Centrale de Mauritanie curves along the upper periphery, and the engraver's name B. TURLAN appears incuse on the exergual line below the central cartouche. |
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| Reverse lettering | البنك المركزى الموريتانى 500 أوقية B. TURLAN (Translation: The Central Bank of Mauritania 500 Ouguiya B. TURLAN) |
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Mauritania's independence-themed gold issues were struck primarily for international sale rather than domestic circulation — the country's population was among the poorest in the Sahel, and a 500 Ouguiya gold coin had no practical monetary role. The Ouguiya itself had only been introduced in 1973, replacing the CFA franc as part of a broader assertion of economic separation from France following independence in 1960.
Fr#1 status confirms this as the first listed gold type in Friedberg for this issuer — a short series with limited collector depth outside specialist African numismatics.