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1000 Rufiyaa
| Issuer | Maldives Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | A whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is rendered in detailed intaglio, oriented vertically and occupying the central field against a pale blue watercolour-style underprint evocative of open water. The circular Maldives Monetary Authority emblem with a dot motif appears at upper centre, flanked by the denomination numerals 1000 at the top and bottom; the issuer name MALDIVES runs along the lower margin, with the date 05 OCTOBER 2015 printed vertically on the left border. |
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| Protection type | Optically variable device, Security thread, Transparent window |
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The Maldives Monetary Authority moved to polymer for this denomination specifically because the island environment — salt air, humidity, and handling in wet conditions — degrades cotton-paper currency at an unusually high rate. The 1000 Rufiyaa is the highest denomination in regular circulation, making durability a practical rather than cosmetic concern.
De La Rue's polymer substrate here incorporates a transparent window as a structural element of the design rather than an afterthought, which became more common in their output after they licensed and refined Guardian polymer technology. P#31 is the first polymer issue at this denomination for the MMA.