Maldives Banknote Discussion

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My latest acquisition -


Maldives 1947 5 Rufiyaa Specimen - A000000
Showing Serial Range A000001 - A050000
 

My latest acquisition -


Maldives 1947 1/2 Rufiyaa Printer’s Proof
“AS SUBMITTED 28.1.48”
“APPROVED 23/2/48”


 
 
 
Up until 1 month ago I was only aware of 3 varieties of 1/2 Rufiyaa


Now I am fortunate to have in mypossession 4 varieties of 1/2 Rufiyaa (I am the only person in the World)

My latest acquisition -
 
1947 1/2 Rufiyaa - Serial A761037
 
I am now fortunate to have 3 out of 5 consecutive serial numbers
A761037 ✅
A761038 ❌
A761039 ❌
A761040 ✅
A761041 ✅

To my knowledge I am the only person in the World to have 2 consecutive serial numbered 1/2 Rufiyaa and possibly 3 of 5 being extremely rare to achieve
 

My latest acquisition -


1960 2 Rufiyaa “Expedient Specimen”

My latest acquisition

2025 20 Rufiyaa
2025 100 Rufiyaa

I now once again have 100% of all Maldives Banknotes from 1947 to 2025

With Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) releasing the new 2025 print dated banknotes there is something I discovered that has never happened before until now
 
Between 1947 to 2024 Maldives have never released the same denomination value banknote in 2 consecutive years.
 
The previous closest was the 500 Rufiyaa (2006 and 2008) & the 100 Rufiyaa (2013 and 2015 - although one is paper and one is polymer)
 
100 Rufiyaa
July 2024 (1446)
July 2025 (1447)
 
With my limited knowledge as I only collect Maldives - have any other countries done this before (release the same value 2 years in a row)?
 
1/2 Rufiyaa:
1947
 
1 Rufiyaa:
1947 1960
 
2 Rufiyaa:
1947 1960 1983 1990
 
5 Rufiyaa:
1947 1960 1983 1990 1998 2000 2006 2011 2017
 
10 Rufiyaa:
1947 1960 1983 1998 2006 2015 2018
 
20 Rufiyaa:
1983 1987 2000 2008 2015 2020 2025
 
50 Rufiyaa:
1951 1960 1980 1983 1987 2000 2008 2015 2022
 
100 Rufiyaa:
1951 1960 1983 1987 1995 2000 2013 2015 2018 2024 2025
 
500 Rufiyaa:
1990 1996 2006 2008 2015
 
1000 Rufiyaa:
2015
 
5000 Rufiyaa:
2015 (Commemorative 50th Year of Independence)