This issue marks the brief overlap of two significant events: Malaysia's transition away from the shared Malaya and British Borneo dollar, which had only been abandoned in 1967, and the early reign of the fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu. The silver composition was already being phased out — the cupronickel KM#7 had entered production the same year, making this .925 silver striking a transitional relic almost immediately upon issue.
Mintage figures for the silver variant were sharply limited compared to the base metal equivalent.
This issue marks the brief overlap of two significant events: Malaysia's transition away from the shared Malaya and British Borneo dollar, which had only been abandoned in 1967, and the early reign of the fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu. The silver composition was already being phased out — the cupronickel KM#7 had entered production the same year, making this .925 silver striking a transitional relic almost immediately upon issue.
Mintage figures for the silver variant were sharply limited compared to the base metal equivalent.