Reference:
Pick: #6 , The Banknote Book: B106
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Description
Maldives. Government of Maldives. 1947-1980 Issues. Date: no date on the note. Dimensions: 159 x 107 mm. Watermark: pattern. Material: paper. No security thread. Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co LD, New Malden Surrey, England. Multicolored front and back printing with predominantly purple. Description of the front: frame and background made up of repeating patterns. Rosette in the center. Texts in Maldivian. Prefix and numbering in black. On the sides in medallions, a fishing boat and a beach with a palm tree. Value "50" in the upper corners. Three combinations of signatures in black with the Head of the Finance Department, the Minister of Finance and the Governor. Back description: Royal Embarkation gate on the left and the Ibrahimiyya building in Male harbor. Texts in Maldivian. Value "50" in the corners.