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100 Rufiyaa FAO
| Issuer | Maldives |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse script | Latin/Arabic |
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| Mintage | 1399 (1979) IPZS - ١٣٩٩ - 1979 Proof - 5,000 1399 (1979) IPZS - ١٣٩٩ - 1979 Proof Sets (KM#PS3) - 3,000 |
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Issued as part of the global FAO coinage program, which ran through the 1970s and into the 1980s as a United Nations-backed effort to use commemorative coins to promote food security awareness. The Maldives' participation reflected the islands' heavy reliance on fishing as both subsistence and export — tuna, particularly skipjack, was the backbone of the economy at the time and the subject of FAO development assistance to the country during that decade.
The .925 silver version, KM#60a, was struck alongside a base-metal companion issue, with the silver intended for collector markets rather than circulation.