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250 Rufiyaa BEAUTIFUL MALDIVES
| Issuer | Maldives Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of the Republic of Maldives occupy the central field, featuring the crescent and star with flanking palm fronds and the national motto on a ribbon below. A continuous legend reading REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES arcs along the upper periphery. The date of issue, 1996, appears in the lower exergue area below the arms. The design is rendered in a formal heraldic style consistent with Maldivian state coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A traditional Maldivian sailing dhow is depicted in the central field, with a palm-fringed island rendered in the left field. The denomination 250 RUFIYAA appears to the right of the vessel. The legend BEAUTIFUL MALDIVES arcs along the upper periphery. Tropical fish are depicted decoratively along the lower portion of the coin, evoking the marine environment of the archipelago. |
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The Maldives Monetary Authority issued this trimetallic piece during a period of aggressive commemorative coin production across small island nations, largely driven by external minting houses — in this case almost certainly the Pobjoy Mint — seeking new issuing partners. The "Beautiful Maldives" series targeted the collector market directly, with limited domestic circulation ever intended.
Trimetallic coins of this generation were a novelty format that peaked in the 1990s before the collector market cooled sharply toward such issues by the early 2000s.