Mauritanian ouguiya
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MRO is also the acronym for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
The Mauritanian ouguiya (Arabic: أوقية; ISO 4217: MRO) is the currency of Mauritania. The only circulating currency other than the Malagasy ariary whose division units are not based on a power of ten, each ouguiya is comprised of five khoums خمس. As of January 19, 2005, 1 Euro is worth 335.049 ouguiya, while 1 US dollar is worth 258.100 ouguiya
Coins in circulation
- 0.2 Khoums
- 1 Khoums
- 1 Ouguiya
- 5 Ouguiya
- 10 Ouguiya
- 20 Ouguiya
Banknotes in circulation
- 100 Ouguiya
- 200 Ouguiya
- 500 Ouguiya
- 1000 Ouguiya
New banknotes were introduced in 2004 to upgrade security features. They include all the same denominations but with a new 2000 Ouguiya banknote.