Description
Obverse
Top: Coat of Arms of Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Below: The denomination (1/5) dividing the year 1973
Along the rim is the lettering of the Country’s Central Bank (Banque Centrale De Mauritanie)
Lettering:
19 73
1/5
BANQUE CENTRALE DE MAURITANIE
Reverse
Star and crescent divide sprigs within a circle with legend around the border
National emblem divides date above the value
Outer Circle: Arabic lettering of the Country’s Central Bank & the year in Islamic or Hijri calendar.
Lettering:
البنك المركزي الموريتاني
خمس
١٣٩٣
Translation:
Central Bank of Mauritania
1 Khoums
1393
Edge
Plain
