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10 Sen - Agong
| Issuer | Bank Negara Malaysia |
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| Year | 1989-2011 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA 10 SEN 1997 |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely detailed depiction of the 'Sape' (also known as the Sapeh), a traditional boat-lute string instrument of the indigenous peoples of Borneo, shown in three-quarter perspective occupying the central field. The instrument's body, strings, and decorative ornamentation are rendered with considerable engraving detail. The field is otherwise unadorned, with no legends or inscriptions, allowing the cultural motif to serve as the sole design element. |
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This series spanned the reigns of four Yang di-Pertuan Agong — the 7th through 10th — as Malaysia's constitutional monarchy rotates the position among the rulers of the nine royal states on a five-year cycle. The design was updated with each new Agong, making date-and-effigy combinations a minor collecting discipline in their own right.
Copper-nickel coinage of this period was briefly threatened by the 1997–98 Asian financial crisis, during which coin hoarding and metal arbitrage pressures disrupted circulation across the region. Malaysian issues from 1997–1999 tend to show heavier wear from irregular handling patterns during the disruption.