Mauritanian IBAN Format & IBAN Structure Example

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The Mauritania IBAN format consists of a two-letter country code, two check digits and a Basic Bank Account Number (BBAN). The BBAN includes information about the domestic bank and account number. Below you'll find examples for Mauritanian IBAN numbers, format, structure, bank account breakdown, and the Mauritania IBAN technical specification.

IBAN example in Mauritania

Standard IBANMR1300020001010000123456753
IBAN print formatMR13 0002 0001 0100 0012 3456 753
Country codeMR
Checksum digits13
Bank code00020
Branch code00101
Account number00001234567
National check digit53
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IBAN structure in Mauritania

A Mauritanian IBAN consists of 27 alpha-numeric characters:

  • 2 letter country code
  • 2 digit checksum number
  • 5 characters from the bank's SWIFT / BIC or bank identification number
  • 5 digit code for the bank branch
  • 11 digit code for the bank account number
  • 2 digit code for national code

Mauritanian IBAN codes contain all the country, bank, and account details required to send or receive money internationally.

Mauritanian banks assign IBAN codes to each individual account to make sure that international transfers are processed correctly.

IBAN codes are used throughout Europe, and also accepted in some areas of the Middle East, North Africa and the Caribbean.

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Mauritanian IBAN Technical Specification

Data ElementDescription - Pattern - Example
Name of countryMauritania
IBAN prefix country code (ISO 3166)MR
Country code includes other countries/territoriesN/A
SEPA countryNo
SEPA country also includesN/A
Domestic account number example00020 00101 00001234567 53
BBAN
BBAN structure5!n5!n11!n2!n
BBAN length23
Bank identifier position within the BBAN1-5
Bank identifier length5!n
Branch identifier position within the BBAN6-10
Branch identifier length5!n
Bank identifier example00101
BBAN example00020001010000123456753
IBAN
IBAN structureMR2!n5!n5!n11!n2!n
IBAN length27
Effective dateJan-12
IBAN electronic format exampleMR1300020001010000123456753
IBAN print format exampleMR13 0002 0001 0100 0012 3456 753
Contact Details
OrganisationBanque Centrale de Mauritanie
Street AddressAvenue de l’Indépendance
City / PostcodeBP 623 Nouakchott
Department (generic) Emailinfo@bcm.mr
Department Tel+ 222 45255206
Central Bank Websitehttps://www.bcm.mr/
Updates
Last update dateSep-16

IBAN specification conventions

Character representations:
  • n - Digits (numeric characters 0 to 9 only)
  • a - Upper case letters (alphabetic characters A-Z only)
  • c - Upper and lower case alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z and 0-9)
  • e - Blank space
Length indications:
  • nn! - Fixed length
  • nn - Maximum length
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ISO 13616-compliant national Mauritanian IBAN breakdown

IBAN (print format)MR13 0002 0001 0100 0012 3456 753
IBAN (electronic format)MR1300020001010000123456753
ISO Country CodeMR (Mauritania)
IBAN CheckSum Digits13
IBAN Length27
BBAN00020001010000123456753
BBAN Length23
Bank Identifier00020
Branch Identifier00101
Account Number0000123456753
SEPA MemberNo
CurrencyMRO (Mauritanian ouguiya)
Organization NameBanque Centrale de Mauritanie

Terms and definitions

IBAN: stands for International Bank Account Number: The expanded version of the basic bank account number (BBAN), intended for use internationally. The IBAN uniquely identifies an individual account, at a specific financial institution, in a particular country and generally has a lenght of up to 34 alphanumeric characters. It is the ISO 13616 international standard for numbering bank accounts.

IBAN Structure: The IBAN structure is defined in ISO 13616-1 and consists of a two-letter ISO 3166-1 country code, followed by two check digits and up to thirty alphanumeric characters for a BBAN (Basic Bank Account Number) which has a fixed length per country and, included within it, a bank identifier with a fixed position and a fixed length per country. The check digits are calculated based on the scheme defined in ISO/IEC 7064 (MOD97-10).

Bank identifier: The identifier that uniquely identifies the financial institution and, when appropriate, the branch of that financial institution servicing an account. The branch identifier format is shown specifically, where present.

BBAN: basic bank account number: The identifier that uniquely identifies an individual account, at a specific financial institution, in a particular country. The BBAN includes a bank identifier of the financial institution servicing that account.

Checksum: The check digits enable validation of the bank account number at source to confirm its integrity before submitting a transaction.

Print format: The IBAN print format adds one space after every four characters whereas the electronic format contains no spaces.