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60 Ringgit 60th Anniversary of Independence
| Issuer | Bank Negara Malaysia |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Size | 162 × 84 mm |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette presents the royal throne of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, encircled by portrait medallions of all 15 Malaysian monarchs who served from 1957 to the issue date, underscoring the nation's constitutional monarchy heritage. The composition draws on crescent and 14-pointed federal star motifs derived from the royal regalia, with guilloche underprint elements incorporating the emblems of the royal headgear in a ceremonial arrangement. Inscriptions in both Jawi and Rumi scripts identify the issuing authority and denomination. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette renders, in a formal historical tableau, the nine Malay rulers at the signing of the Federation of Malaya Independence Agreement on 5 August 1957. To the right, the silhouette of Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, first Prime Minister of Malaya and chief architect of independence, is set against an underprint of four landmark buildings — the National Palace, Perdana Putra, the Parliament House, and the Palace of Justice — representing the pillars of Monarchy, Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary. Portraits of key independence and post-independence figures are distributed across the composition, with the commemorative inscription marking the 60th anniversary of independence. |
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Bank Negara Malaysia issued this commemorative 60 Ringgit note to mark sixty years of independence in 2017 — an unusual denomination by any measure, chosen purely for symbolic alignment with the anniversary rather than any transactional utility. The 60 Ringgit figure has no place in normal commerce and was never intended to circulate in the conventional sense; the entire print run of just over twelve million was effectively a collectible from the moment of release.
The hybrid substrate was a deliberate choice for longevity in a tropical climate, where traditional cotton-linen paper degrades quickly under high humidity.