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5 Rufiyaa
| Issuer | Maldives Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 1999-2011 |
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| Currency | Rufiyaa (1947-date) |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents two traditional Maldivian fishing vessels at sea, their crews actively engaged in line fishing, executed in detailed intaglio engraving against a light blue guilloche underprint. A large ornate numeral "5" set within scrollwork occupies the lower left, flanked by floral and foliate decorative motifs. The issuer's name is inscribed in a banner along the lower margin, with the denomination repeated in the upper right corner. |
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| Protection description | Emblem of Maldives |
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Thomas De La Rue had printed Maldivian currency since the island nation established the Monetary Authority in 1981, making this a long-standing contract relationship rather than a one-off commission. The 1999 series to which this note belongs was the Authority's first major redesign in over a decade, updating security specifications across all denominations simultaneously. The 5 Rufiyaa occupied the lowest tier of the polymer-free issues in this series — all other regional central banks of comparable size were already transitioning to polymer substrates by this point, but the MMA retained cotton stock throughout the series run.