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1 Ringgit 60th Anniversary of National Archives of Malaysia
| Issuer | Bank Negara Malaysia |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 1 Ringgit |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA اركيب نڬارا مليسيا ARKIB NEGARA MALAYSIA 1 RINGGIT |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The National Archives of Malaysia, established in 1957 under the National Archives Ordinance, was created in direct response to independence — the new federal government needed to assert control over colonial-era administrative records held by the British. The 60th anniversary commemorated here aligns precisely with that founding year, making 2017 a logical if quietly significant marker.
Nordic gold — a copper-aluminum-zinc-tin alloy developed in the early 1990s — was chosen by several issuing authorities for commemorative circulation pieces specifically because its warm tone photographs well in catalogs and resists discoloration in humid tropical climates.