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1000 Rufiyaa
| Issuer | Maldives Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse description | A green turtle (Chelonia mydas) rendered in fine intaglio-style detail occupies the right-hand field against an aquamarine underprint suggestive of open ocean, with coral formations in the lower centre. The left portion carries Thaana script inscriptions, two signature lines, and a circular optically variable security device with a dot pattern, while the denomination numeral 1000 appears in the upper left and lower right corners. |
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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.