Saturday 27 February 2016

Malaysia Commemorative Coins 2016 : World Team Table Tennis Champianships

Bank Negara Malaysia issued commemorative coins in conjunction with the World Team Table Tennis Championships 2016. This international tournament has participation from more than 100 countries. It will be held from February 28 to March 6 at Malawati Stadium in Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan.






The specifications of the commemorative coins are as follows:

  1. Coloured Silver Commemorative Coin (proof)
    This proof coloured coin is made of Fine Silver with 99.9 purity and weighs 31.10 grams. It has a face value of RM10 and will be sold at RM200 a piece. The mintage quantity is 500 pieces.

  2. Copper Commemorative Coin
    This coin is made of pure copper with 99.9 purity and weighs 130 grams. It has a face value of RM5 and will be auctioned at an indicative price of RM150. The mintage quantity is 300 pieces, of which 150 pieces are in matte finishing and the other 150 pieces are in mirror finishing (proof-like).

  3. Nordic Gold Brilliant Uncirculated (B.U) Commemorative Coin
    The Nordic Gold (B.U) coin has a face value of RM1 and will be sold at RM10 each. The mintage quantity is 10,000 pieces.