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500 Ringgit - 4th Malaysian Plan
| Issuer | Bank Negara Malaysia |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The Malaysian coat of arms is depicted centrally, featuring a shield supported by two rampant tigers, surmounted by a crescent and fourteen-pointed star, with a ribbon scroll at the base. The circular legend RANCANGAN MALAYSIA KEEMPAT arcs across the upper field, flanked by raised dots, with the dates ·1981· and ·1985· appearing at the lower left and lower right respectively. The denomination 500 RINGGIT is inscribed along the lower border, and the fineness 900/1000 FINE GOLD appears in small characters below the shield in the exergue area. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark the Fourth Malaysia Plan (1981–1985), the national development blueprint that prioritized heavy industrialization — including the founding of HICOM, the Heavy Industries Corporation of Malaysia, and the early groundwork for what would become Proton. Gold commemoratives of this period were part of Bank Negara's broader strategy to offer prestige instruments tied to specific policy milestones rather than anniversaries or royal occasions, an approach uncommon among central banks at the time.