The Maldivian Rufiyaa is the currency of Maldives (Maldive Islands). Although as a tourist you really do not need to take much if any local currency.  The best currency to take to the Madlives is either the Euro or the Dollar. Although many island allow and some prefer tyou to pay by card.

You can convert you local currency in the Maldives and a better exchange rate is normally obtained in the main banks in Male rathert han through your hotel or resort, although this will either doing the exchange at the airport when you arrive or making a special trip to the capital.

Conversion Rate to Maldivian Rufiyaa

At the time of writing this article the best conversion rates on offerare shown below this was 1st Mach 2015

		INR	USD	GBP	EUR	MYR	AUD	LKR	AED	THB
	1 MVR	4.09524	0.06523	0.04338	0.06016	0.24042	0.08450	8.66425	0.23960	2.12456
	Inverse:	0.24419	15.3300	23.0540	16.6220	4.15932	11.8339	0.11542	4.17370	0.47069

Denominations of Malives Currency

Coins:
Freq Used: 1, 2, 1, 5, 10, 25, 50

Banknotes:
Freq Used: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500

Central Bank:
Maldives Monetary Authority
Website: http://www.mma.gov.mv/index.php