Mauritanian ouguiya
In circulation in Mauritania
- ISO code
- MRU
- Symbol
- UM
- Minor unit
- 100
- Notes
- 6
- Coins
- 5
- Issued by
- Banque Centrale de Mauritanie
Notes and coins in circulation
- UM1
- UM20
- UM50
- UM100
- UM200
- UM500
The Mauritanian ouguiya’s largest current denomination is UM500, worth about $12.40: the 41st least valuable top note among the 150 circulating currencies we have verified, where the median is $27.18.
Bars are scaled to face value on a log scale, not to physical size. Shading indicates value: we have not verified this issuer’s colours. Converted at mid-market reference rates; what a counter pays is always less.
What it is worth
| Currency | 1 MRU = | 1 unit = |
|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.0248 USD | 40.33 MRU |
| EUR | 0.0216 EUR | 46.27 MRU |
| GBP | 0.0185 GBP | 53.94 MRU |
| INR | 2.3769 INR | 0.42 MRU |
Mid-market reference rates, snapshot 22 September 2026: indicative only. What you actually receive is always less. Work out the real cost →
Where it is used
- Mauritania
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Sources: last verified 22 September 2026 secondary sourced
- ISO 4217 currency list (SIX Group, the ISO 4217 registrar) · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary
- Banque Centrale de Mauritanie · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary
- Mauritanian ouguiya (Wikipedia) · retrieved 22 September 2026 secondary