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Mauritanian ouguiya

Mauritanian ouguiya: a currency still in use.

Dates in use
Still in use; introduction date not established here
Currency code
MRU
Ancestry branch
French franc

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The story

The BCM communiqué dates launch of the ouguiya reform to 1 January 2018 and announces extension of specified old coin denominations' validity through 2019. [1]

Mauritania changes the size of the ouguiya unit. [2]

Turning points

Territorial currency replacement

Mauritania introduces the ouguiya. Effective date per Bundesbank; earlier political decisions should be separate events. [3]

Sources and evidence

  1. Agence mauritanienne d'information, reproducing BCM communiqué · BCM extends validity of old coins, 8 November 2018 C551 ↗
  2. Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 C763 ↗
  3. Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 C762 ↗

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“Mauritanian ouguiya.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v43. https://family-tree-money-atlas.bob123444.chatgpt.site/currency/FTM000268.html

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