Aidan Work

Here's a section on those who are interested in collecting the coins & banknotes of the Maldive Islands.The Maldive Islands is a British Commonwealth republic located between Sri Lanka & the Chagos Archipelago,British Indian Ocean Territory (whose largest island is Diego
Garcia).The official languages of the Maldive Islands are English & Divehi.The word 'atoll' is derived from the Divehi word 'atolhu'.The currency of the Maldive Islands is the Rufiyaa,which is divided into 100 Laari.'Rufiyaa' is derived from 'Rupee' through the Portuguese 'Rupia',&
'Laari' is derived from 'Larin'.The silver wire coins were known as Larins,
but later on the Larin became a copper coin.Here is the items in my collection;

Maldive Islands Coins;

AH1318 (1900) 1 Larin (1 Laari).

AH1404 (1984) 1 Laari.

AH1389 (1970) 5 Laari.

AH1379 (1960) 50 Laari (Milled Edge).

AH1404 (1984) 50 Laari.

AH1415 (1995) 50 Laari (Date not listed in Krause).

AH1402 (1982) 1 Rufiyaa.

Maldive Islands Banknotes;

AH1379 (1960) 2 Rufiyaa.

AH1404 (1983) 2 Rufiyaa.

AH1411 (1990) 2 Rufiyaa.

AH1404 (1983) 20 Rufiyaa.

It is interesting that the dates on the coins correspond exactly,whereas,
the dates on the banknotes do not.This is due to the Islamic year (Anno
Hegeriae (AH)) is 11 days shorter than the Christian year,& for the fact that the Islamic calendar is also a lunar calendar.