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50 Ringgit Kijang Emas, 1/4 oz Gold
| Issuer | Bank Negara Malaysia |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA KIJANG EMAS 1/4 OZ 999.9 FINE GOLD 2000 (Translation: National Bank of Malaysia Gold Barking Deer) |
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The Kijang Emas program launched in 1981, making it one of the earliest pure gold bullion coin series issued by a central bank in Southeast Asia. Bank Negara introduced the program partly as a response to the regional gold trade flowing through informal channels — giving Malaysian investors a domestically issued, legally recognized alternative to imported bullion bars. The 2000 issue carries no particular minting anomaly, but the .9999 fineness specification was a deliberate step above the .9167 of earlier regional issues, positioning the Kijang Emas competitively against the Krugerrand and Maple Leaf in export markets.