Mauritania. Central Bank of Mauritania. 1999-2002 Issues. Date: varieties. Dimensions: 165 x 90 mm. Watermark: bearded man. Material: paper. Green-yellow-green solid security thread with printed "Central Bank of Mauritania". New security sign: holographic patch with denomination in Arabic numerals "١٠٠٠". Printer: Giesecke & Devrient, Germany. Multicolored front and back printing, predominantly blue. Description of the front: frame and background made up of arabesques. Prefix and numbering in black. Texts in Arabic. "١٠٠٠" value in the corners. Three combinations of signatures with the Treasurer General (unknown) and the Governor. Description of the back: bowl with fish, hut, camel and the minaret of Chinguetti. Texts in French. Value "1,000" in the corners.