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20 Rufiyaa Decade for Women
| Issuer | Maldives Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Value | 20 Rufiyaa |
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| Obverse lettering | 1984 ١٤٠٥ MALDIVES ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭ (Translation: 1984-1405 Maldives) |
| Reverse description | A Maldivian woman in traditional dress is depicted in high relief at the centre of the field, seated and engaged in the craft of lace-making, working bobbins over a cushion pillow held in her lap. To the left of the figure appears the stylised emblem of the United Nations Decade for Women. The denomination 20 RUFIYAA is inscribed along the lower rim, flanked by decorative ornaments. The circular legend UNITED NATIONS - DECADE FOR WOMEN arcs around the upper and right portions of the rim in bold Latin lettering. |
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The UN Decade for Women (1976–1985) generated a wave of commemorative issues from developing nations, many struck under IMF-adjacent monetary modernization programs. The Maldives Monetary Authority, established only in 1981, was barely three years old when this coin was authorized — one of its earliest commemorative outputs.
Mintage was low and primarily export-oriented, sold through international coin dealers rather than circulated domestically.