Coins of The Maldivian Rufiyaa - The Coins of AH1379 (1960)

The Coins of AH1379 (1960)

These coins were the last coins to have been issued under the British protectorate. They were also the only coins to have been struck during the reign of Sultan Mohammed Farid Didi (1954–68). These coins were struck at the Royal Mint in London. They have the same dimensions as the coins of Ceylon, which were in everyday circulation in the Maldive Islands. The coins that were struck in 1960 were the following denominations:

• 1 laari
• 2 laari
• 5 laari
• 10 laari
• 25 laari
• 50 laari

There were two types of the 50 laari coin. One of these has a security groove along the edge of the coin, and the other has a milled edge. The coins are entirely inscribed in Arabic and Divehi.