Mauritanian Ouguiya

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Mauritanian Ouguiya

The currency of Mauritania. It was introduced in 1973, when Mauritania left the CFA franc currency zone. It is one of only two currencies not based on factors of 10; each ouguiya is divided into five khoums.
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