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1 Ringgit - Hockey World Cup
| Issuer | Bank Negara Malaysia |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Value | 1 Ringgit |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts two male field hockey players in dynamic competition, rendered in low relief against a stylized globe motif, evoking the international character of the tournament. Rising prominently in the background are the Petronas Twin Towers and the Kuala Lumpur Tower, iconic landmarks of the host city. The upper peripheral legend reads 'KEJOHANAN HOKI LELAKI PIALA DUNIA KE-10' in Malay, identifying the event as the 10th Men's Hockey World Cup. The lower arc of the legend carries the tournament dates and venue: '25 FEB - 9 MAC KUALA LUMPUR'. |
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| Reverse lettering | KEJOHANAN HOKI LELAKI PIALA DUNIA KE-10 25 FEB-9 MAC KUALA LUMPUR (Translation: 10th Men`s Hockey World Cup) |
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Malaysia hosted the 2002 Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur — the first time the tournament had been held in Asia since Pakistan staged it in 1990. The decision to issue a commemorative ringgit in Nordic gold, the copper-aluminum-zinc-tin alloy more commonly associated with European coinage, reflects Bank Negara's preference for the alloy's corrosion resistance in tropical climates, a practical consideration that had already shaped several of the bank's earlier commemorative programs.