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2 Laari
| Issuer | Maldives |
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| Year | 1970-1979 |
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| Currency | Rufiyaa (1947-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of the Maldives occupies the centre of the square flan, comprising a coconut palm above a crescent and star device, flanked on either side by two national flags bearing the state emblem. A decorative scroll banner appears at the base of the emblem. The Gregorian date appears to the left in the field and the corresponding AH (Hijri) date to the right, both flanking the central device. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1970 ١٣٨٩ |
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The Maldives decimalised its currency in 1981, replacing the old kasi system, but this aluminium 2 Laari predates that reform — struck through the 1970s under the republic established after the 1968 referendum that permanently ended the sultanate. Aluminium was the practical choice for low-denomination coinage in a small island economy with limited hard currency reserves.