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1 Sen
| Issuer | Bank Negara Malaysia |
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| Year | 1989-2008 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA 1 SEN 2007 |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a Rebana Ubi, a large traditional Malaysian barrel drum, shown in three-quarter perspective occupying the central field. The drum's cylindrical body is rendered with fine vertical line engraving representing the rope lacing that runs down its sides, and two crossed drumsticks are visible beneath the drum body. The design is presented without any surrounding legend or inscription, with the drum motif filling the majority of the coin's field against a plain background. |
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Malaysia's 1 sen coin had effectively lost all practical purchasing power long before Bank Negara finally demonetized it in 2008, a process that mirrored the fates of smallest-denomination coins across Southeast Asia during the same period. The copper-clad steel composition adopted for this series replaced the earlier bronze issues as a cost-cutting measure — by the late 1980s, the intrinsic metal value of bronze 1 sen pieces had grown uncomfortably close to face value.
Demonetization was announced with a six-month transition window ending April 2008, after which the coins ceased to be legal tender.