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1 Ringgit - Agong IV National Bank
| Issuer | Bank Negara Malaysia |
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| Year | 1969 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of Yang di-Pertuan Agong IV, Tuanku Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, wearing spectacles and a traditional Malay royal headdress richly decorated with intricate geometric relief patterns. The effigy occupies the central field with fine portraiture detail, including an ornately embroidered collar. The circumferential legend reads 'DYMM SPB TUANKU ISMAIL NASIRUDDIN SHAH' with a raised dot stop at the lower right. |
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| Mintage | ND (1969) - - 1,000,000 |
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Malaysia's first series of ringgit coinage was introduced following the currency split with Singapore and Brunei in 1967, when the three nations dissolved their shared monetary union and each began issuing independent currencies. The 1 Ringgit denomination was the workhorse of that inaugural series, intended to replace the Malaya and British Borneo dollar that had circulated across the region since colonial administration.
Abdul Halim of Kedah, the fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, held the ceremonial role of head of state at the time of this issue. His reign as Agong ran 1965–1970.