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5 Rufiyaa FAO
| Issuer | Maldives Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 1977 |
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| Weight | 19.2 g |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Republic of Maldives is depicted centrally in the field, comprising a crescent and star flanked by two crossed national flags, surmounted by a coconut palm tree, with an Arabic legend on a ribbon scroll below. The Latin legend REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES arcs along the upper periphery, while the dual date ١٣٩٧ - 1977, rendered in Arabic-Indic and Western numerals, appears in the lower field. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed Skipjack Tuna (Bonito) is depicted in profile, swimming leftward across the central field, symbolising the Maldives' principal fishery resource and the FAO's food development programme. The numeral 5 appears in large format below the fish, accompanied by a small Thaana denomination inscription. The FAO slogan MORE FOOD FOR MANKIND arcs along the lower periphery in Latin letters. A beaded border frames the design. |
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This piece was struck specifically for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization coin program, a global initiative launched in the early 1970s that commissioned commemorative issues from member nations to promote agricultural development awareness. The Maldives — an archipelago with virtually no arable land and an economy built on fishing and trade — made for an unconventional participant in an agricultural promotion scheme.
The FAO program produced issues of wildly uneven quality and survival rates across participating mints; the Maldivian 1977 issues were struck in limited quantities and saw little meaningful circulation.