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The Maldive Islands: No.17 Five hundred rufiyaa
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Date issued – Unknown
Printer – Thomas De La Rue and Company.
Front – To the right is a dhoani in full sail, while in the centre is a bunch of coconuts hanging from a tree, and to the left is an area reserved for viewing the watermark. The notes are bordered by various designs, with two cowrie shells in the bottom left-hand corner of each note.
Back – The ‘Masjid-al-Sultan Mohammed Thakurufaanu-Al-A’z’am’, which is also known as the ‘Grand Friday Mosque’ or the ‘Hakaur Miskiiy’. Opened in 1984, it contains a library, a conference hall, Male’s Islamic Centre and the principal mosque of the Maldives.