A Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) spokesperson insisted that the new shipment of currency notes were secure. Rumours have been rife that a part of the new MVR1,000 shipment had been lost at the airport. MMA in a statement said the currency notes were transferred from the airport under the protection of both the police and the army. The central bank also said the process of transferring and storing the currency is carried out with the involvement of the parliament, Auditor General's office and the finance ministry. The statement also assured that the money stored in the MMA's vault is protected round the clock with state-of-the-art security. “Ran dhiha faheh” currency series, introduced on the occasion of Independence 50, includes MVR 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and the brand new MVR 1000. The series also introduced MVR 5 as coins instead of the current cash note.