Maldives new note family unveiled

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This new family of banknotes is printed on DLR’s Safeguard polymer substrate. The first denomination—a commemorative 5,000-rufiyaa note (BNP201)—was introduced on 26 July 2015. The other circulating denominations—10, 20, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000 rufiyaa—were unveiled 1 November 2015 and are expected to be introduced into circulation from December 2015 onwards (the existing 5-rufiyaa note will be replaced by a coin). The Maldives Monetary Authority held a design competition and selected local artist Abdullah Nashaath to ensure that the new family, called Randhihafaheh, has an authentically Maldivian look.

B216 (PNL): 10 rufiyaa (US$0.65)
Golden yellow. Front: Underprint of traditional drum (boduberu) designs; denomination as registration device; seated men and women playing traditional drums; toddy tapper (ruh’ erun) climbing coconut palm tree (dhondhamburu ruku ihaleh). Back (vertical): Oldest drum displayed in the national museum. No security thread. Watermark (shadow image): Unknown. Printer: (TDLR). 150 x 70 mm. Polymer (Safeguard).
a. 5 OCTOBER 2015. Sig. 5. Intro: December 2015.
The theme of this note is “our culture.”

B217 (PNL): 20 rufiyaa (US$1.30)
Purple. Front: Underprint of aerial view of islands and reefs in Maldives; denomination as registration device; jet airplane taking off from Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE); fisherman carrying skipjack tuna and yellow fin tuna; cowry shell (Cyprea moneta). Back (vertical): Traditional sail boat (Dhoni). No security thread. Watermark (shadow image): Unknown. Printer: (TDLR). 150 x 70 mm. Polymer (Safeguard).
a. 5 OCTOBER 2015. Sig. 5. Intro: December 2015.
The theme of this note is “our industrial and economic progress.”

B218 (PNL): 50 rufiyaa (US$3.25)
Green. Front: Underprint of stone carvings in the Friday Mosque (Hukuru Miskiy); denomination as registration device; men pulling boats from the beach onto the water (Dhoni beylun); seated boy reciting the Holy Quran. Back (vertical): The minaret of the Friday Mosque (Hukuru Miskiy). No security thread. Watermark (shadow image): Unknown. Printer: (TDLR). 150 x 70 mm. Polymer (Safeguard).
a. 5 OCTOBER 2015. Sig. 5. Intro: December 2015.
The theme of this note is “our unity and Islamic values.”

B219 (PNL): 100 rufiyaa (US$6.50)
Red. Front: Underprint of old Dhivehi alphabet (Dives akuru); denomination as registration device; group of locals in traditional attire; seated woman wearing traditional dress (Libaas), working on the neckline threading (Hiru) of a similar dress. Back (vertical): Early Dhivehi scripture (Dambidū Lōmāfānu). No security thread. Watermark (shadow image): Unknown. Printer: (TDLR). 150 x 70 mm. Polymer (Safeguard).
a. 5 OCTOBER 2015. Sig. 5. Intro: December 2015.
The theme of this note is “nationalism and our native language.”

B220 (PNL): 500 rufiyaa (US$33)
Orange. Front: Underprint of Kuribontaa pattern found on traditional hand weaved mats made out of hay (Thun’du kunaa); denomination as registration device; seated woman making ekels (Iloshi), traditionally used for brooms (Iloshi fathii); artisan carving wood using mallet and chisel; flower Spark ORBITAL patch. Back (vertical): Traditional hand carved vase with lacquer work detailing. No security thread. Watermark (shadow image): Unknown. Printer: (TDLR). 150 x 70 mm. Polymer (Safeguard).
a. 5 OCTOBER 2015. Sig. 5. Intro: December 2015.
The theme of this note is “our ancestral craftsmanship.”

B221 (PNL): 1,000 rufiyaa (US$66)
Blue. Front: Underprint of spot and striped pattern on the skin of whale sharks; denomination as registration device; manta rays (Manta alfredi); green turtle (Chelonia mydas); corals SPARK patch; luxury resort. Back (vertical): Whale shark (Rhincodon typus). No security thread. Watermark (shadow image): Unknown. Printer: (TDLR). 150 x 70 mm. Polymer (Safeguard).
a. 5 OCTOBER 2015. Sig. 5. Intro: December 2015.
The theme of this note is “the beauty in our surrounding.”

Courtesy of Cleo Phas and Timothy Middleton.

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