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1 Laari FAO
| Issuer | Maldives Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 1984-2012 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#68, Schön#29 |
| Obverse description | The obverse features the large numeral '1' prominently displayed in the centre of the field, with a stylised FAO plant motif rendered beneath it. The legend 'MALDIVES' arcs along the left periphery in Latin script, while the Dhivehi inscription 'ދިވެހި ރާއްޖޭ' curves along the upper right. The denomination 'LAARI' is inscribed along the lower margin in Latin characters. The overall design is bold and minimalist, consistent with FAO commemorative coinage conventions. |
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| Obverse lettering | MALDIVES ދިވެހި ރާއްޖޭ 1 ލާރި LAARI |
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Issued under the FAO coin program, which ran globally from the late 1960s onward as a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization initiative to promote agricultural awareness through circulating coinage. The Maldives participation reflected the islands' dependence on marine resources rather than conventional farming — a quiet irony embedded in the FAO framework, which was designed primarily with agrarian economies in mind.