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Parent topic:  Coinage of Malaysia.
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Just a short comment before I forget. The kris is not typical of Malaysia, but typical of the general area.

IMO, showing the kris out of its scabbard is a bit of a gaffe. The belief is that the kris has a spirit, which is awoken when it is unsheathed. The kris cannot be put back into the scabbard unless it has drawn blood in order to satisfy the spirit. Once it has drawn blood, it must be ritually cleansed, which requires a payment. All this is of course to prevent a kris being drawn lightly.

Peter

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In addition to not having a 1 Ringitt coin in the latest series, Malaysia went one step ahead and declared old 1 Ringgit coins as no longer legal tender. One of very few countries where the note-coin boundary shifted down, disobeying the normal economic behaviour.

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Rather unusual. Was there always a 1 ringgit banknote alongside the coin? People do tend to prefer banknotes, where they have a choice.

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Malaysia - Sen Agong.

Malaysia issued its second series of coins in 1989.

I noticed that Numista now calls it the Agong series.

Does anybody know the meaning of this?


The first series is called Parliament Series.

The common reverse features the parliament building.

The third series apparently has no specific name.

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I noticed that Numista now calls it the Agong series.

Does anybody know the meaning of this?

Agong (officially yang-di-pertuan agong) is the title of the reigning king of Malaysia. The king of Malaysia is a rotating function among the nine federated states of Malaysia. It is safe to expect that the agong is more conservative, traditional and religion oriented than parliament, resulting in a preference for a different set of designs.

Peter

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I see. So perhaps the king at the time chose the designs.

I know that the prime minister chose the designs for the parliament series of 1967.

He rejected a set of wildlife designs that had been chosen by public competition.

See:  Rejected Malaysian Wildlife Set of 1966.

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Malaysia, 1 ringgit, 1977.   

Ninth South East Asia Games.

Malaysia, 50 sen, 2005.

A kite originally appeared on the collector 1 ringgit coin of 1977.

It later appeared on the 50 sen coin of the Agong series.

See:  Kites (tethered flying objects) on coins.

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Please note that there are two different types of 1 sen coins of 1989 series, one is made of copper clad steel(you can see the steel core from edge, like German 1 and 2pf coins) and the other is made of copper plated steel, copper covers the steel completely.

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Please note that there are two different types of 1 sen coins of 1989 series, one is made of copper clad steel(you can see the steel core from edge, like German 1 and 2pf coins) and the other is made of copper plated steel, copper covers the steel completely.

Interesting. The usual references do not mention this.

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Interesting. The usual references do not mention this.

The copper clad steel ones exist only in early years as all 1 sen coins from previous series are made of copper clad steel since it switched from pure copper in early 70s.