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Mauritania IBAN

MR·MRU
By Awais ImranIBAN formats match the SWIFT IBAN RegistryOur methodology

A Mauritania IBAN is 27 characters long.

MR and two check digits open every Mauritania IBAN; its remaining 23 form the BBAN (Basic Bank Account Number). Transfers into Mauritania arrive in MRU over SWIFT.

Example Mauritania IBAN

Electronic format

MR1300020001010000123456753

Print format

MR13 0002 0001 0100 0012 3456 753

IBAN structure for Mauritania

Country code
MR
Check digits
13
Bank code
00020
Branch code
00101
Account number
00001234567
National check digit
53
Total length27 characters

Format reference: SWIFT IBAN Registry.

Mauritania IBAN questions

Why did my MR IBAN change in a spreadsheet?

A numeric account segment can lose leading zeros or appear in scientific notation. Preserve the complete MR-prefixed value in a text field and compare it with the original bank document.

Does an MR IBAN tell me which currency will arrive?

The country prefix does not settle the payout currency. Obtain the receiving account’s currency instructions and confirm the provider’s final credited amount.

Preserve the complete MR account instruction

Mauritania uses a 27-character IBAN beginning MR. Its long numeric account portion can be damaged when copied through a spreadsheet that treats it as a number. Store the whole IBAN as text rather than reconstructing it from a shortened display.

  • If an MR account is supplied on paper, compare the electronic entry character by character before saving it. Do not remove zeros inside the account portion.
  • Agree the payout currency with the receiving bank separately. The MR prefix identifies the country of the account format; it does not quote an exchange rate or promise a particular settlement currency.

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