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on the obverse with the dates. The reverse of the coin is inscribed 'REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES 1 RUFIYAA'. A series of minor coins denominated from 1 laari to 50 laari was released into circulation in 1404 AH (1984). Since then, a number of commemorative coins have been struck, including a series of 250
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100 rufiyaa commemorative coins.). The 1389 AH coins are of the same design as the 1960 coins, but all references to the
Sultanate were replaced with references to the Republic. Only in the late 1970s did
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The first coins to be issued by the
Maldive Islands in the period outside the Commonwealth (1965–1982) was the issue of 1389 AH (1970). In this period, the first coins denominated in
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There were two types of the 50 laari coin. One of these has a security groove along the edge of the coin, and the other has a milled edge. The coins are entirely inscribed in
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The first coin to be issued after the return of the
Maldive Islands' return to the Commonwealth was the 1 rufiyaa coin dated 1402 AH (1982). This coin has the
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These coins were the last coins to have been issued under the
British protectorate. They were also the only coins to have been struck during the reign of
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were struck. Only in the late 1970s do the dates on
Maldivian coins begin to correspond exactly (e.g. the 1399 AH (1979) and 1400 AH (1980)
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catalogue). In 1416 AH, the 2 rufiyaa coin was released into circulation to replace the 2 rufiyaa banknote.
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November 1968. The Maldive Islands returned to the Commonwealth in 1982.
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English text "Republic of
Maldives, 2 Rufiyaa" dhivehi text "ރުފިޔާ"
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The Male' Minaret, year of minting, rope with knot design
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222:Coins of the 2nd Republic within the Commonwealth
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448:, year of minting, dhivehi text "ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ"
111:Copper laari from Sultan Shamsudeen III's reign
92:Maldivian coins from the 17th and 18th century.
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151:(1954–1968). These coins were struck at the
460:Nickel plated Steel center in Brass ring
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103:The coins of 1318–1320 AH (1900–1902)
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245:Coins of The Rufiyaa
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430:Nickel plated Steel
603:Unusual World Coins
398:Brass plated Steel
370:Brass plated Steel
237:Unusual World Coins
577:Numismatics portal
416:, year of minting
347:Sailing Boat (Odi)
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259:Composition
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549:References
442:2 rufiyaa
410:1 rufiyaa
334:fas laari
153:Royal Mint
137:Birmingham
119:larin (or
389:50 laari
364:25 laari
352:Aluminum
343:10 laari
331:Aluminum
310:Aluminum
620:Category
527:See also
322:5 laari
307:, value
290:1 laari
279:Obverse
231:rufiyaa
185:50 laari
182:25 laari
179:10 laari
30:(1887).
472:Gallery
425:English
305:English
276:Reverse
273:Obverse
270:Reverse
263:Dhivehi
216:English
207:rufiyaa
176:5 laari
173:2 laari
21:of the
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393:Turtle
301:Thaana
211:silver
195:Divehi
191:Arabic
161:Ceylon
157:London
117:copper
378:laari
253:Value
250:Image
169:laari
121:laari
82:kotté
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19:coins
607:ISBN
423:and
326:Tuna
303:and
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