Malaysia Coins - 1989 Second Series

Descriptions

Observe : Items of Malay culture : rebana ubi, gasing, congkak, tapak sireh, wau, and keris & songket on 1sen, 5sen, 10sen, 20sen, 50sen and $1 respectively.

Reverse : BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA, bunga raya ‘Hibiscus rosas-sinensis’ in the middle above the  ‘Value’  which is sandwiched in between the ‘Year of Mint’.

Technical Specifications

value	diameter	thickness	weight	composition	edge	reverse
1sen	18.0mm	1.00mm	1.95g	bronze clad steel	plain	rebana ubi
5sen	16.0mm	1.05mm	1.42g	cupronickel	reeded	gasing
10sen	19.4mm	1.20mm	2.82g	cupronickel	reeded	congkak
20sen	23.4mm	1.50mm	5.69g	cupronickel	reeded	tapak sireh
50sen	27.8mm	2.10mm	9.40g	cupronickel	"Bank Negara Malaysia"	wau
$1	24.0mm	2.50mm	9.40g	aluminium-bronze	reeded	keris & songket
RM1			9.35g	brass

year of mint	1sen	5sen	10sen	20sen	50sen	$1	RM1
1989	p	p	p	p	p	p
1990	p	p	p	p	p	p
1991	p	p	p	p	p	p
1992	p	p	p	p	p	p
1993	p	p	p	p	p	p	p
1994	p	p	p		p		p
1995	p	p	p		p		p
1996	p	p	p		p		p
1997	p	p	p	p	p
1998	p	p	p	p	p
1999	p	p	p		p
2000	p	p	p	p	p
2001	p	p	p	p	p
2002	p	p	p	p	p
2003	p	p	p		p
2004	p	p	p	p	p
2005	p	p	p	p	p
2006	p	p	p	p
2007	p	p	p	p	p
2008		p	p	p	p
2009		p	p	p	p
2010		p	p	p	p
2011		p	p	p	p

History

The Malaysian second series of coins was designed by Low Yee Kheng.  The coins entered circulation on the 4^th September 1989, with completely different redesigned observes and reversed, but retain the edges, diameters and composition of the previous series.

The observes include the depiction of items of Malay culture, ie. rebana ubi, gasing, congkak, tapak sireh, wau, and keris & songket on 1sen, 5sen, 10sen, 20sen, 50sen and $1 respectively.   The reverses include an inclusion of a bunga raya ( Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ), the national flower of Malaysia.

The $1 coin was reduced to 24mm in diameter, composed of an alloy of copper, zinc and tin.  The “$” symbol was changed to “RINGGIT” in 1993.  On 7^th December 2005, the 1 ringgit coin was demonetized and withdrawn from circulation, mainly due to problems with forgery.