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 Chief State & Head of Government: President Mohmaned Nasheed 11.11.2008 - present |
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CATALOG NUMBERS |
DENOMINATIONS | DATES | ISSUING AUTHORITY | ||
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1 | P.1 - P.5 | 1 - 10 Rupees |
AH1367-79 1947-60 |
Maldives State Treasury Issues | ||
| Images Needed | 6 | P.6 - P.7 | 50 - 100 Rupees |
AH1371-1400 1951-80 |
Maldives State Treasury Issues | ||
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9 | P.9 - P.14 | 2 - 100 Rufiyaa |
AH1404-08 1983-87 |
Maldives Monetary Authority | ||
| Images Needed | 15 | P.15 - P.17 | 2 - 500 Rufiyaa |
AH1411 1990 |
Maldives Monetary Authority | ||
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18 | P.18 - P.23 | 5 - 500 Rufiyaa |
AH1419-21 1995-2000 |
Maldives Monetary Authority | ||
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New | P.New | 5 - 10 Rupees |
AH1427 2006 |
Maldives Monetary Authority | ||
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This chain of islands in the Indian Ocean is about three feet above sea level, and scientists fear it could be submerged by 2050. A $63 million buffer built in the 1990s hasn’t solved the problem, so the government is in talks to relocate all 386,000 of its residents to either Sri Lanka, Australia, or India. That would end the Maldives’ tourism industry—more than 600,000 people visit annually—which accounts for 30 percent of the country’s gross domestic product. |
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PPS We gratefully acknowledge Percy Phiroze Siganporia for submitting images and information used in this section. |
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