Malaysia Commemorative Coins 2022 : Kilang Wang 50th Anniversary

Bank Negara Malaysia issued commemorative coins in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of its mint, Kilang Wang. Established on 10 July 1971, Kilang Wang is the official mint for Malaysia’s coins.

The commemorative coins will be issued in two denominations:

1. Copper Commemorative Coin (proof) - Wau, Gasing dan Congkak shaped

These coins are made of copper with 99.9 purity and will be issued in three shapes - Wau, Gasing and Congkak, each weighing 36.6 grams, 21.7 grams dan 22.8 grams, respectively. The coins have a face value of RM5 and will be sold at RM220 a piece. The mintage quantity is 1,200 pieces for each type.

2. Nordic Gold Brilliant Uncirculated (B.U.) Commemorative Coin

This coin is made of copper and several other metals, weighing 8.5 grams. The coin has a face value of RM1 and will be sold at RM13.20 per piece. The mintage quantity is 5,000 pieces.

1. Copper Commemorative Coin (proof) – Wau-shaped

• Obverse – The top left corner features the words “50 TAHUN PENGHASILAN DUIT SYILING” in conjunction with 50 years of coin minting by the Kilang Wang. The numerals five and zero are styled to mimic the shape of two coins. The top right features the wau – a traditional moon-kite – with a floral motif, flying high across a trail of stars. This symbolises movement and progress, emblematic of Kilang Wang’s evolution over the years.

• Reverse – The top centre features the text “BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA” to depict the issuing authority, followed by “5 RINGGIT” in the middle, representing its face value. These text elements are placed against a traditional background inspired by both the wau and a floral motif.
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2. Copper Commemorative Coin (proof) – Gasing-shaped

Obverse – The left side features the words “50 TAHUN PENGHASILAN DUIT SYILING” to commemorate 50 years of coin minting by Kilang Wang. The numerals five and zero are styled to mimic the shape of two coins. The right side features circuitry and mechanical gears symbolising progress, modernisation and technology. The background features linear stripes depicting movement and speed, inspired by the traditional gasing leper, a traditional Malay spinning tops.

• Reverse – The top centre features the text “BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA” to depict the issuing authority, followed by “5 RINGGIT” in the middle, representing its face value. The background features the numbers 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 in various typefaces to depict the different series of coins issued over the years, while also symbolising five decades of coin minting.
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3. Copper Commemorative Coin (proof) – Congkak-shaped

• Obverse - The left corner features the words “50 TAHUN PENGHASILAN DUIT SYILING” to commemorate 50 years of coin minting by Kilang Wang. The numerals five and zero are styled to mimic the shape of two coins. Against a textured background resembling a mengkuang mat are seven images and motifs from the various series of coins issued by Kilang Wang over the years – the Parliament Building from the first coin series; the wau, rebana and gasing from the second coin series; and Mah Meri motif and sulur kacang from the third coin series.

• Reverse - On this side of the coin which is made to look like a congkak board, the left storehouse features the text “BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA” to depict the issuing authority, while the right storehouse features the text “5 RINGGIT” representing its face value. The middle features two rows of congkak houses containing marbles with frosted tones designed to reveal an optical illusion of the digits “50”, signifying 50 years of coin minting by Kilang Wang.

 

4. Nordic Gold Brilliant Uncirculated (B.U.) Commemorative Coin

• Obverse - The face of the coin features the words “50 TAHUN PENGHASILAN DUIT SYILING” and “JUBLI EMAS” to commemorate 50 years of coin minting by Kilang Wang. The numerals in the middle, five and zero, are styled to mimic the shape of two coins. The circumference features a decorative circular motif symbolising market circulation. Within the digit five stands a kijang, representing Bank Negara Malaysia.
• Reverse - The right circumference features the text “BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA” to depict the issuing authority, followed by “1 RINGGIT” next to it, representing its face value. The top left circumference features the image of a 5 sen coin issued in 1971, when Kilang Wang first started minting coins. The bottom left circumference features a 50 sen coin issued in 2021, commemorating 50 years of coin minting by Kilang Wang.

Category	Metal	Alloy	Face Value (RM)	Diameter (mm)	Weight (g)	Mintage Quantity (pcs/ set)	Price (RM)
Single	Copper (proof) - Wau	Cu 99.9	5	50	36.6	1,200	220
	Copper (proof) - Gasing	Cu 99.9	5	50	21.7	1,200	220
	Copper (proof) - Congkak	Cu 99.9	5	60	22.8	1,200	220
	Nordic Gold (B.U.)	Cu89 Zn5 Al5 Sn1	1	30	8.5	5,000	13.20
Set of 3	Copper (proof) – Wau, Gasing and Congkak	Cu 99.9 Cu 99.9 Cu 99.9	5 5 5	50 50 60	36.6 21.7 22.8	1,200	605

Malaysia Commemorative Coins 2020 : LKIM 50th Anniversary

Coloured Sterling Silver Commemorative Coin (proof)

The coin weighs 31 grams and is made of sterling silver with 92.5 purity. It has a face value of RM10 and will be sold at RM253 a piece. The mintage quantity is 1,000 pieces.

 

Nordic Gold Brilliant Uncirculated (B.U.) Commemorative Coin

This coin weighs 8.5 grams and is made of copper and several other metals. It has a face value of RM1 and will be sold at RM13.20 a piece. The mintage quantity is 10,000 pieces.

Obverse

The text "50 TAHUN LEMBAGA KEMAJUAN IKAN MALAYSIA” is shown on the left circumference of the coins.

The image on the coins features an aerial view of a fisherman pulling his net. Filled with fresh fish from the blue sea (coloured sterling silver coins only), it symbolises his skills and experience and the bounty of Malaysia's water.

Reverse

The text "BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA”, as the issuing authority of these numismatic coins, is shown on the top circumference of the coin, with the official logo of LKIM's golden jubilee featured immediately below in the centre. The bottom segment features a 3D wave sculpture motif, symbolising the challenges and opportunities faced by the fishing industry. The text of "10 RINGGIT” and "1 RINGGIT” as the face value of the coins are shown at the bottom circumference.

Technical Specifications

Category	Metal	Alloy	Face Value (RM)	Diameter (mm)	Weight (g)	Mintage Quantity(pcs/ set)	Price (RM)
Single	Coloured Sterling Silver (proof)	Ag 92.5	10	40.7	31	1,000	253
	Nordic Gold (B.U.)	Cu89 Zn5 Al5 Sn1	1	30	8.5	10,000	13.20
Set of 2	Coloured Sterling Silver (proof) and Nordic Gold (proof)	Ag 92.5 and Cu89 Zn5 Al5 Sn1	10 and 1	40.7 and 30	31 and 8.5	1,000	308

Sarawak Banknotes

Sarawak dollar was the currency of Sarawak from 1858 to 1953.  The dollar remained at par with the Straits dollar and its successor the Malayan dollar.  Both Sarawak dollar and Malayan dollar were replaced by the Malaya and British Borneo dollar in 1953.

James Brooke 

( 18aug1842 – 11Jun1868 )

 

1862-1863

Charles Brooke

 ( 3Aug1868 – 17May1917 )

1897-1917

Charles Vyner Brooke 

( 24May1917 – 1Jul1946 )

1919

1.7.1919

1929-1940

1940

British Crown Colony

1946-1963

1945 Proof

Sarawak Banknote 1919 $1 No.2

A rare Sarawak $1 note, issued by the then Raj of Sarawak in 1919 when the State was under the Brooke Dynasty, has been bought by a Malaysian collector during a live auction held by London-based Spink & Son behind closed doors in January 2021.

The note was sold for £27,000 , plus a 20% commission to the auctioneer.

The black and white note with a red 'No.2' printed on it, features a portrait of Charles Vyner Brooke, who ruled Sarawak from May 24, 1917 to July 1, 1946 at its top left corner. He was the last ruler or White Rajah, as the rulers of the Brooke Dynasty were then called, before Sarawak came under British control and subsequently joined Malaysia.

Charles was the son of the second Sarawak ruler Charles Brooke, and grand nephew of Sir James Brooke, a British soldier and the first White Rajah who founded the Raj of Sarawak — as the then independent state was known — and ruled it from 1841 to 1868.

The value of the note was printed in three green circular engine turned designs in the centre.

Another feature that stands out on the currency is the allegorical maiden with a beehive and anchor — representing industry and commerce — at the top of the note.

The maiden was modelled after the Baroness Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, a British philanthropist whom King Edward II had reportedly described as "the most remarkable woman in the kingdom", second only to his mother, Queen Victoria. Born on April 21, 1814, Burdett-Coutts was known during her time as 'the richest heiress in England' after she inherited in 1837 her grandfather’s £1.8 million fortune. 

Known as a close friend of Charles Dickens and the Duke of Wellington, she is also remembered in history for her love of James, and the assistance she provided him by gifting him ships, advancing loans, and helping to finance his efforts to stamp out rebellions among the natives in Sarawak during his rule. 

James was made the first Rajah of Sarawak in 1841 by the Sultan of Brunei, who ceded the sovereignty of the State to James in return for his help in restoring him to his throne during a period of political turmoil. The Brooke Dynasty ruled Sarawak till 1946.

Other distinct features of the note include the coat of arms for Sarawak under the Brookes' rule at the top right, and the printed signatures of the then Accountant of Sarawak Joseph P Reutens at the bottom left, and of the then Sarawak Government Treasurer George C Gillan on the bottom right.

Sarawak Banknotes 1945 Proof

  
The Brookes had ruled Sarawak for 100 years prior to its falling to the Japanese in 1942. The last of White Rajahs, Charles Vyner Brooke, recognized he lacked the resources to rebuild his shattered country. He opted to cede Sarawak to Britain as a Crown Colony.
 
Brooke had minted no coins nor had he any notes printed that might be circulated once the Japanese had been expelled. When Britain became aware of Brooke’s intent to cede, they ensured a supply of emergency currency would be available for their new colony in the same manner they were doing for Malaya.
 
Accordingly, a series of 1 Cent, 5 Cent, and 10 Cents notes where being prepared for Sarawak during the final days of the Pacific war. These could be quickly and inexpensively printed and shipped to Sarawak after approval. However, it is likely that they were never printed in quantity for circulation, and it is clear that none of these could have been issued
 
Essentially, these are specimen proofs if not trials.   None were ever issued.

 
The design of each of the 1945 notes is similar in some respects to Sarawak’s pre-1942 issues. Each names the issuer as THE GOVERNMENT OF SARAWAK as do those pre-1942 issues but the 1945 notes lack any provision to be signed by TREASURER OF SARAWAK. Rather.