One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor. Current currency in the inherited endpoint register. Dated observations: 1947; this does not establish the entire lifetime.
No distinct successor currency is established in the loaded view.
Unit and issue records 1 records
Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.
Rufiyaa — endpoint research dossierFTM000701 · C527
Monetary history 1 events
Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.
1947: first banknotesBanknote issue
The Maldives issued its first banknotes in 1947 in denominations of one-half, one, two, five and ten rufiyaa.
C527
Evidence & research notes 2 claims
Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.
Supported C527
The Maldives issued its first banknotes in 1947 in denominations of one-half, one, two, five and ten rufiyaa.
Hassan Fahmy; Maldives Monetary Authority · An Analysis of the Denomination Structure of the Maldivian RufiyaaCitation S262 · Open source ↗
PDF pp.4–5, section 2 and Table 2
Supported C1176
The Maldivian rupee, later called rufiyaa, replaced the Ceylonese rupee in 1947. No exact conversion rate or exclusive currency use asserted; local coin and larin history remains open.
World Bank, South Asia Regional Office · The Maldives: An Introductory Economic ReportCitation S579 · Open source ↗
Money and Banking, paragraph2.26, PDFp35; report based on July1979mission, government comments throughSeptember1980
Source access and limitations
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.