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20 Sen - Agong
| Issuer | Bank Negara Malaysia |
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| Year | 1989-2011 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central design features a stylised bloom of the Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Bunga Raya), Malaysia's national flower, rendered with five petals and a prominent central pistil. The denomination '20 SEN' appears in the field, flanking the floral motif, with the date inscribed below. The circular legend 'BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA' arcs around the upper periphery. Flower diameter and petal width vary across issue years, constituting recognised die varieties. The overall design is clean and boldly struck in a modern heraldic style. |
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| Mintage | 1989 - Two variations of the reverse: straight and bent betel nut stems - 28,945,225 1990 - Two variations of the reverse: straight and bent betel nut stems - 56,249,193 1991 - - 82,773,787 1992 - - 48,975,366 1993 - - 55,752,790 1994 - - 2,680,339 1997 - flower diameter 13 mm - narrow petals, wide rim, pistil medium - 78,479,804 1998 - - 1,161,791,361 2000 - flower diameter 13.5 mm - medium petals, wide rim, pistil near - 63,908,000 2001 - flower diameter 15.1 mm - medium petals, narrow rim, pistil near -- another variety: flower diameter 15.1 mm - wide petals, narrow rim, pistil touching leaf - 278,802,000 2002 - flower diameter 13.5 mm - wide petals, narrow rim, pistil far - 131,279,881 2003 - - 2004 - - 96,840,000 2005 - - 209,700,000 2006 - - 155,880,000 2007 - - 2008 - - 2009 - - 2010 - flower diameter 13.0 mm - narrow petals, narrow rim, pistil medium - 2011 - flower diameter 13.5 mm - narrow petals, narrow rim, pistil medium - |
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The Agong series ran across a remarkably long production window, surviving multiple Yang di-Pertuan Agong reigns without design revision — the coin's titular reference is to the office, not any individual ruler, which explains its unusual longevity as an uninterrupted type. Malaysia's constitutional monarchy rotates the supreme head of state among nine hereditary state rulers on five-year terms, meaning the issuing authority deliberately avoided portraiture that would necessitate frequent reissues.
KM#52 saw gradual die refinements across its production run, with earlier strikes from the Llantrisant facility differing subtly from later domestic production.