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25 Sen - Agong XII Nicobar Pigeon
| Issuer | Bank Negara Malaysia |
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| Year | 2004-2005 |
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| Currency | Ringgit (1967-date) |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed full-body depiction of a Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) standing on a rocky outcrop, head raised, with naturalistic feather engraving throughout. A small spray of tropical vegetation appears at the bird's feet. The curved legend ENDANGERED SPECIES SERIES arcs across the upper field. Below the central motif, the bilingual inscriptions MERPATI EMAS and NICOBAR PIGEON, along with the scientific name COLAENAS NICOBARICA, are arranged around the lower rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The "Agong XII" designation refers to coins struck during the reign of Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, who took office in December 2001. Malaysian coins traditionally rotate the monarch's effigy with each new Agong, making reign-specific issues useful anchors for dating accumulations of circulating brass. The Nicobar Pigeon, native to offshore island chains including Malaysia's own territorial waters near Langkawi, was already under pressure from habitat loss by the time this coin entered circulation.
KM#95 was superseded relatively quickly as the wildlife series evolved through subsequent issues.