The First Polymer Notes all over the world 6

Mauritania:

• Currency: Ouguiya
• Denomination: 1,000
• Issue Year: 2014
• Polymer rank: 0
• Printer: No data
• Substrate: Guardian®
• Type: Circulating (on issue)

1,000 Ouguiya, issued in 2014. A bearded man as a watermark. Front: Traditional Mauritanian patterns. Back: A camel, hut and tower in the center. A bowl of fish at left. The waters off the 754-kilometer-long coast of Mauritania are among the richest fishing grounds in the world. Mauritanians historically had done little fishing. The majority Maure population consumed little fish, and only the small Imraguen ethnic group fished for subsistence. Recently, the fishing industry has accounted for as much as half of the country's economy, mostly in the form of revenues from fishing royalties from foreign fishing fleets.

Mauritius:

• Currency: Rupee
• Denomination: 25
• Issue Year: 2013
• Polymer rank: 127
• Size: 135 x 65 mm
• Printer: FCO
• Substrate: Guardian®
• Type: Circulating (on issue)

25 Rupees, issued in 2013. A dodo bird in the clear window. The dodo is an extinct, flightless bird that was native to the island of Mauritius. Front: The coat of arms of Mauritius at lower left. At left, Sir Moilin Jean Ah-Chuen (1911-1991), a Mauritian businessman and politician of Chinese origin. In the background, the façade of the Bank of Mauritius building and standing Justice with sword and scales. Back: A house at left, a man with a fish trap at right, above outline map of Rodrigues, an autonomous outer island of Mauritius located in the Indian Ocean, about 560 kilometers east of Mauritius.

Mexico:

• Currency: Peso
• Denomination: 20
• Issue Year: 2002
• Polymer rank: 53
• Size: 129 x 66 mm
• Printer: NPA, FB
• Substrate: Guardian®
• Type: Circulating (obsolete)

 20 Pesos, issued in 2002. Front: Benito Juarez (1806-1872), liberal Mexican statesman, a national hero, one of the Mexico's greatest political figures, and president of Mexico for two terms. He upheld civil law and opposed the privileges of the clericals and the army. Mexican coat of arms at center. Back: Hemiciclo a Juarez, a monument to Benito Juarez, with a backdrop of stone archways and a resting lion. The monument was sculptured from white marble from Carrara, Italy by Guillermo de Heredia and inaugurated by President Porfirio Díaz in 1910 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Mexican independence.

Morocco:

• Currency: Dirham
• Denomination: 20
• Issue Year: 2019
• Polymer rank: 0
• Printer: No data
• Substrate: Safeguard™
• Type: Circulating (on issue)

 20 Dirhams, issued in 2019. Vertical design. Issued to commemorate the 20 anniversary of the enthronement of King Mohammed VI in 1999. Front:  King Mohammed the VI with a coat of arms at his right. Semi-clear window with his portrait bellow. Back: Al Buraq, only African high-speed train, connecting Casablanca with Tangier at lower left. Mohammed VI cable-stayed bridge, connecting cities Rabat and Salé at left. NOOR 3 solar power plant in Ourzazate with Mohammed VI satellite at right. NOOR 3 is at 150 MW the most powerful CSP tower unit built and is the third part of OSPS (Ouarzazate Solar Power Station). 

Mozambique:

• Currency: Metical
• Denomination: 20
• Issue Year: 2011
• Polymer rank: 115
• Printer: No data
• Substrate: Guardian®
• Type: Circulating (on issue)

20 Meticals, issued in 2011. Front: Samora Moisés Machel (1933–1986), a Mozambican military commander, revolutionary socialist leader and eventual President of Mozambique. Back: Rhinoceros. There are two rhinoceros species in Mozambique, the black and the white rhinoceros. Members of the rhinoceros family are characterized by their large size (they are some of of the largest remaining megafauna, with all of the species able to reach one ton or more in weight), as well as by a herbivorous diet, a thick protective skin, relatively small brains for mammals this size (400–600 g) and a large horn.

Namibia:

• Currency: Namibian dollars
• Denomination: 30
• Issue Year: 2020
• Polymer rank: 0
• Printer: Oberthur
• Substrate: Guardian®
• Type: Circulating commemorative (obsolete)

30 Namibian dollars, issued in 2020. Issued to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Namibian independence. Front: Left to right: Samuel S. D. Nujoma, the first President of Namibia (1990-2005); Hifikepunye L. Pohamba, the second President of Namibia (2005-2015); Hage G. Geingob, the third and current President of Namibia (2015-). Black rhino’s head at left and the Bank of Namibia logo at top right. Back: Two black rhinoceroses (Diceros Bicornis) also called the ‘Hooked-lip rhino’ at the center. Black rhinoceros are native to eastern and central Africa and are classified as critically endangered. Coat of arms at top.  

Nepal: 

• Currency: Rupee
• Denomination: 10
• Issue Year: 2002
• Polymer rank: 52
• Printer: NPA
• Substrate: Guardian®
• Type: Circulating commemorative (obsolete)

10 Rupees, issued in 2002. Issued on the occasion of King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Ded's accession to the throne in 2001. The Royal Crown appears in the clear window. Front: King Gyanendra at left. Nepal is the only Hindu kingdom and the king is believed to be a personification of Vishnu, the preserver of life, the protector of the universe, and the doyen of all Hindu gods. Vishnu holding a club and a wheel, and the imaginary Garuda bird at center—this statue is found at the Changu Narayan Temple near Kathmandu. Back: An antelope (black buck) family at center and the Nepalese coat of arms at right.

New Zealand: 

• Currency: Dollar
• Denomination: 10
• Issue Year: 1999
• Polymer rank: 37
• Size: 140 x 68 mm
• Printer: NPA
• Substrate: Guardian®
• Type: Circulating commemorative (obsolete)

10 Dollars, issued in 1999. A commemorative bank note to celebrate the new millennium. The design features represent New Zealand's past and future. Front: A Maori war canoe, symbolizing New Zealand's journey: the coming to a new land and the fighting spirit of those who first settled Aotearoa. Aotearoa is the Maori name for New Zeland, meaning "the land of the long white cloud." New Zealand's future in the digital age is also shown. Back: Some of the recreational pursuits enjoyed in New Zealand; the images reflect freedom and self-expression: the mountains, the surf, the water, and the air.