Mauritania Set of 6 Coins 1/5 to 20 Ouguiya 2017–2018 KM 11–16 UNC

The Mauritania 2017–2018 set of 6 coins brings together the complete denomination sequence from 1/5 Ouguiya to 20 Ouguiya following the country’s major currency reform.

The set contains six consecutive catalogue types:

All six coins are supplied in UNC (Uncirculated) condition.

Mauritania’s 2018 Currency Reform

This set has an especially interesting monetary background.

Mauritania redenominated its currency at the beginning of 2018, replacing the previous Ouguiya with a new Ouguiya at the conversion rate:

1 new Ouguiya (MRU) = 10 old Ouguiya (MRO)

The new currency retained the historic name Ouguiya, but introduced a completely new series of coins and banknotes.

The coins themselves include dates from 2017–2018, reflecting their production and introduction around the monetary reform.

One of the World’s Unusual Currency Systems

Mauritania is particularly interesting to currency collectors because the Ouguiya is not traditionally divided into 100 subunits.

Instead:

1 Ouguiya = 5 Khoums

Therefore:

1 Khoum = 1/5 Ouguiya

This explains the unusual 1/5 Ouguiya coin included in the set.

It is a fascinating contrast with currencies based on the familiar decimal relationship of 100 cents to one main currency unit.

Complete Denomination Sequence

The six coins provide the progression:

1/5 → 1 → 2 → 5 → 10 → 20 Ouguiya

This makes the set especially attractive for world-coin collectors because it represents the full modern denomination structure in one purchase.

Even better from a catalogue perspective, the coins form a genuinely consecutive KM sequence:

KM#11 → KM#12 → KM#13 → KM#14 → KM#15 → KM#16

So in this case, unlike some of the other sets we’ve prepared, “KM 11–16” is perfectly appropriate to keep in the title.

Modern Mauritanian Coinage

The redesigned series reflects Mauritania’s identity through Arabic inscriptions, national motifs and modern coin construction.

As a predominantly desert country bridging North Africa and West Africa, Mauritania has a distinctive cultural and monetary history influenced by both Arab and sub-Saharan African traditions.

The Ouguiya itself was originally introduced in 1973, replacing the CFA Franc previously used in Mauritania.

Why Add This Coin Set to Your Collection?

The Mauritania Set of 6 Coins 2017–2018 KM 11–16 UNC is particularly attractive because it represents an entire currency reform rather than simply a collection of unrelated dates.

Collectors receive:

6 denominations
6 consecutive KM numbers
A complete modern coin series
The unusual 1/5 Ouguiya denomination
All coins in UNC condition

It is ideal for collections focused on Mauritania, African coins, unusual currencies, currency redenominations, Islamic coinage and complete world coin sets.