Mauritania

The highest denominations are dominated by the Mauritania Railway, where the SNIM iron ore train stretches across the composition in elongated perspective, its wagons forming a continuous mechanical line through the Sahara. This industrial axis is balanced by coastal scenes of Atlantic fishing trawlers, rendered with sharp structural detail—hulls, nets, and rigging—anchoring the country’s economy in both desert extraction and ocean harvest.

Mid and lower denominations shift to ethnographic precision: the Ardine harp and Tidinit lute are engraved with attention to strings, body curvature, and hand placement, turning musical heritage into visible structure. The Berrad teapot appears in controlled pouring motion, capturing the ritual of Mauritanian tea culture through gesture rather than symbolism. Surrounding these elements, herds of Zebu cattle and organized camel caravans are depicted in linear progression, reinforcing movement, trade, and pastoral rhythm across open terrain.