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250 Rufiyaa UN
| Issuer | Maldives Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Weight | 28.5 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a bold depiction of the United Nations Secretariat Building in New York, rendered in high relief at center right against a frosted background. To the left, the large numeral '50' incorporates the UN emblem within the zero, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the United Nations, with the dates '1945-1995' inscribed below. The arc legend 'NATIONS UNITED FOR PEACE' runs along the upper periphery in Latin capitals. The denomination '250' appears in the lower center field above the denomination legend 'RUFIYAA', with the Thaana script equivalent inscribed between them. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the United Nations, this coin belongs to a wave of commemorative silver pieces produced by smaller member states in the mid-1990s — many struck under contract at European mints and sold primarily to the collector market rather than circulated domestically. The Maldives, admitted to the UN in 1965, had limited direct institutional involvement with the organization's founding decade, making this an anniversary piece rather than a historically rooted commemoration.