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1 Ringgit - Agong IX Type 1 denomination
| Issuer | Bank Negara Malaysia |
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| Year | 1989-1993 |
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| Currency | Ringgit (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | A centrally positioned hibiscus blossom (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), the national flower of Malaysia, occupies the upper portion of the field, rendered in high relief with five petals and flanking leaves. Below the flower, the large numeral denomination '$1' is prominently displayed in the centre of the field, with the four-digit date split to either side of the denomination symbol — '19' to the left and the final two digits to the right. The curved legend 'BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA' arcs along the upper rim in incuse Latin lettering. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA 19 $1 92 |
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Malaysia's shift to tin-brass coinage in the late 1980s was a deliberate acknowledgment of the country's own resource base — Malaysia was historically one of the world's dominant tin producers, and incorporating tin into the alloy carried an element of economic symbolism that aluminum-bronze alternatives would not. The ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Mahmood Iskandar of Johor, reigned from 1984 to 1989, meaning his coinage on this type ran beyond his actual tenure as the coins continued circulating under his successor.
Azlan Shah of Perak was installed as the tenth Agong in April 1989, yet production of this Agong IX type continued through 1993 — a not uncommon lag in Malaysian coinage transitions of this period.