Brief History
The modern St. John Ambulance started
in Great Britain in 1877 when the Queen Victoria granted a Royal Charter to the
organisation for its service to mankind. As the British Empire expanded in the
late 19th century, so too did St. John Ambulance.
St. John Ambulance started in Malaya
in 1908 by a group of medical officers who served in the Colonial Medical
Service in the Federated Malay States (FMS) and Straits Settlements.
The organised St. John Ambulance
Association (SJAA) started in 1935 in Singapore. In 1937, SJAA in Malaya held its first
Annual General Meeting.
From 1938, the British Administration
in each of the Malay States established SJAB divisions in schools, government
establishments and in the Federated Malay States Railways (FMSR).
In 1941, the Government introduced
the Medical Auxiliary Service and all SJAB members were automatically drafted
into the service.
In 1972, SJAA and SJAB in Malaysia
were amalgamated into one corporation known as the St. John Ambulance of
Malaysia (SJAM), headed by a Commander-in-Chief under the St. John Ambulance of
Malaysia (Incorporation) Act ( Act 74 ).
In 2008, St. John Ambulance
celebrates its centenary in Malaysia. The organisation has come a long way with
a present membership strength of over 60,000. Beside first aid, as its core
activity, St. John Ambulance are is now involved in pre-hospital emergency
medical ambulance service, haemodialysis service, home nursing and other
humanitarian activities.
Technical details
Observe :
circumference : “ ULANG TAHUN KE-100 |
1908 2008 | BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA “
middle : “ St John Ambulance Emblem” |
“face value”
Reverse :
circumference : “ ST. JOHN AMBULANS
MALAYSI | PERKHIDMATAN BAGI MANUSIA“
middle : “SJAM volunteers providing para-medical
assistance to member of the public”
Gold Proof
|
Silver Proof
|
Nordic Gold
|
|
Year Minted
|
2008
|
2008
|
2008
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Face Value
|
100 Ringgit
|
10 Ringgit
|
1 Ringgit
|
Metal
|
gold 999.9
|
Silver 92.5
|
Cu89 Zn5 Al5 Sn1
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Weight
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7.98g
|
21g
|
8.8g
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Diameter
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22mm
|
37.7mm
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30mm
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Mintage
|
100
|
350
|
10,000
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