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The Maldive Islands: No.19 Ten 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 – A village scene, with huts in the background and number of people in the foreground. The turbaned woman by the tree is beating coir from a coconut husk. The coconuts are buried in wet sand to soften them, before the coir is removed by beating the coconut. The woman to the right is creating a panel to be used for the wall of a hut, by weaving coconut fronds with coconut fibres. The woman in the middle distance is seated by a tub making coconut oil. The depiction of old village life is emphasized by the woman wearing a turban, an old style of headdress for women which is now rarely seen.