Mauritanian ouguiya

The ouguiya (sign: UM; Arabic: أوقية‎‎; currency code: MRO), also spelt "ougiya", is the currency of Mauritania. It is one of two circulating currencies, along with the Malagasy ariary, whose division units are not based on a power of ten, each ouguiya comprising five khoums (singular and plural in English, Arabic: خمس‎‎, meaning "one fifth"). The ouguiya was introduced in 1973, replacing the CFA franc at a rate of 1 ouguiya = 5 francs.

Mauritanian ouguiya

The ouguiya (sign: UM; Arabic: أوقية‎‎; currency code: MRO), also spelt "ougiya", is the currency of Mauritania. It is one of two circulating currencies, along with the Malagasy ariary, whose division units are not based on a power of ten, each ouguiya comprising five khoums (singular and plural in English, Arabic: خمس‎‎, meaning "one fifth"). The ouguiya was introduced in 1973, replacing the CFA franc at a rate of 1 ouguiya = 5 francs.