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1 Laari
| Issuer | Government of Maldives |
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| Year | 1970-1979 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#49 |
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| Reverse lettering | ملك محلديب 1 ލާރި (Translation: King of the Maldives 1 Laari) |
| Edge | Plain |
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| Additional information |
The Maldives decimalised its currency in 1947, replacing the old kasi system, but low-denomination coins like this laari saw little practical demand in an archipelago economy where the smallest everyday transactions often bypassed coinage entirely. Aluminium was the logical choice for a coin of negligible face value — cheap to strike, light enough to ship economically across the atolls.