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20 Rufiyaa
| Issuer | Maldives Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 2015-2021 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries an underprint of an aerial vignette of the Maldivian atolls and coral reefs, alongside a central illustration of a jet aircraft departing from Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE). Cowry shells (Cypraea moneta) appear as decorative elements, and a fisherman is shown carrying a skipjack tuna and a yellowfin tuna. Denomination numerals and inscriptions in Dhivehi and English are present, with guilloche patterning forming the background security design. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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The Maldives Monetary Authority migrated this denomination to polymer substrate as part of a broader series upgrade, with Thomas De La Rue handling production in London. Polymer adoption in the Maldives made practical sense — the extreme humidity, salt air, and high note-turnover in a dispersed island economy meant cotton-paper notes degraded quickly in circulation.
Pick 27 is notably light on security features for a De La Rue polymer issue of this period — watermark and thread only, without the windowed or SPARK elements common on contemporary issues from the same printer.