{"id":6812,"date":"2015-11-01T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-01T08:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test946983.live-website.com\/?p=6812"},"modified":"2019-12-03T20:44:48","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T20:44:48","slug":"maldives-new-note-family-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=6812","title":{"rendered":"Maldives new note family unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/maldives_mma_10_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b216as_pnls_a_000000_f.jpg alt=maldives_mma_10_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b216as_pnls_a_000000_f.jpg height=219 width=470>,<img src=https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/maldives_mma_10_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b216as_pnls_a_000000_r.jpg alt=maldives_mma_10_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b216as_pnls_a_000000_r.jpg height=219 width=470>,<img src=https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/maldives_mma_20_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b217as_pnls_a_000000_f.jpg alt=maldives_mma_20_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b217as_pnls_a_000000_f.jpg height=216 width=470>,<img src=https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/maldives_mma_20_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b217as_pnls_a_000000_r.jpg alt=maldives_mma_20_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b217as_pnls_a_000000_r.jpg height=218 width=470>,<img src=https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/maldives_mma_50_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b218as_pnls_a_000000_f.jpg alt=maldives_mma_50_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b218as_pnls_a_000000_f.jpg height=219 width=470>,<img src=https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/maldives_mma_50_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b218as_pnls_a_000000_r.jpg alt=maldives_mma_50_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b218as_pnls_a_000000_r.jpg height=220 width=470>,<img src=https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/maldives_mma_100_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b219as_pnls_a_000000_f.jpg alt=maldives_mma_100_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b219as_pnls_a_000000_f.jpg height=217 width=470>,<img src=https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/maldives_mma_100_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b219as_pnls_a_000000_r.jpg alt=maldives_mma_100_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b219as_pnls_a_000000_r.jpg height=219 width=470>,<img src=https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/maldives_mma_500_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b220as_pnls_a_000000_f.jpg alt=maldives_mma_500_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b220as_pnls_a_000000_f.jpg height=220 width=470>,<img src=https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/maldives_mma_500_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b220as_pnls_a_000000_r.jpg alt=maldives_mma_500_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b220as_pnls_a_000000_r.jpg height=219 width=470>,<img src=https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/maldives_mma_1000_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b221as_pnls_a_000000_f.jpg alt=maldives_mma_1000_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b221as_pnls_a_000000_f.jpg height=216 width=470>,<img src=https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/maldives_mma_1000_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b221as_pnls_a_000000_r.jpg alt=maldives_mma_1000_rufiyaa_2015.10.05_b221as_pnls_a_000000_r.jpg height=220 width=470><\/p>\n<p class='has-larger-font-size'>\n<div class=\"blog-entry-body\">This new family of banknotes is printed on DLR\u2019s Safeguard polymer substrate. The first denomination\u2014a commemorative 5,000-rufiyaa note (BNP201)\u2014was introduced on 26 July 2015. The other circulating denominations\u201410, 20, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000 rufiyaa\u2014were 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.<\/p>\n<p>B216 (PNL): 10 rufiyaa (US$0.65)<br \/>Golden yellow. Front: Underprint of traditional drum (boduberu) designs; denomination as registration device; seated men and women playing traditional drums; toddy tapper (ruh\u2019 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).<br \/>a.\t5 OCTOBER 2015. Sig. 5. Intro: December 2015.<br \/>The theme of this note is \u201cour culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>B217 (PNL): 20 rufiyaa (US$1.30)<br \/>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).<br \/>a.\t5 OCTOBER 2015. Sig. 5. Intro: December 2015.<br \/>The theme of this note is \u201cour industrial and economic progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>B218 (PNL): 50 rufiyaa (US$3.25)<br \/>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).<br \/>a.\t5 OCTOBER 2015. Sig. 5. Intro: December 2015.<br \/>The theme of this note is \u201cour unity and Islamic values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>B219 (PNL): 100 rufiyaa (US$6.50)<br \/>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 (Dambid\u016b L\u014dm\u0101f\u0101nu). No security thread. Watermark (shadow image): Unknown. Printer: (TDLR). 150 x 70 mm. Polymer (Safeguard).<br \/>a.\t5 OCTOBER 2015. Sig. 5. Intro: December 2015.<br \/>The theme of this note is \u201cnationalism and our native language.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>B220 (PNL): 500 rufiyaa (US$33)<br \/>Orange. Front: Underprint of Kuribontaa pattern found on traditional hand weaved mats made out of hay (Thun\u2019du 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).<br \/>a.\t5 OCTOBER 2015. Sig. 5. Intro: December 2015.<br \/>The theme of this note is \u201cour ancestral craftsmanship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>B221 (PNL): 1,000 rufiyaa (US$66)<br \/>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).<br \/>a.\t5 OCTOBER 2015. Sig. 5. Intro: December 2015.<br \/>The theme of this note is \u201cthe beauty in our surrounding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Cleo Phas and Timothy Middleton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>,,,,,,,,,,, This new family of banknotes is printed on DLR\u2019s Safeguard polymer substrate. The first denomination\u2014a commemorative 5,000-rufiyaa note (BNP201)\u2014was introduced on 26 July 2015. The other circulating denominations\u201410, 20, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000 rufiyaa\u2014were unveiled 1 November 2015 and are expected to be introduced into circulation from December<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=6812\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[150],"class_list":["entry","author-owen-linzmayer","post-6812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-south-asia","tag-maldives"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6812"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6813,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6812\/revisions\/6813"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}