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| image 1: obverse and reverse of the coin |
While scrutinising some coins few weeks ago, I spotted this piece among the coins. Nothing special about this coin. Not a keydate issue particularly, nor an error coin.
This coin shines among others. With its soothing yellowish tones, I think this coin's grade falls between UNC and BU. Too bad the tones cannot be captured well by my scanner.
By the way, how come this nice, uncirculated coin with nice tones survives the ravages of time, weather and handling, for about more than 20 years?
| Category | Coin > Malaysia |
| Country Of Origin | Malaysia |
| Date | 1982 |
| Condition | UNC to BU with yellowish luster |
| Denomination | 20 Sen |
| Shape | Round |
| Weight | 5.65g |
| Diameter | 23.5mm |
| Thickness | - |
| Composition | Copper-Nickel |
| Population | 97 905 000 pieces |
| Reference | KN5 |
| Mint | Royal Mint of Llantrisant |
| Category | Normal Circulation Coinage |
| Demonetized | No, but currently being phased out |
| Engraver/Designer | - / Geoffrey Colley |
| Designer's Initial | GC at the bottom right of the Parliament Building on obverse |
| Mint Mark | No |
| Variety | Not exist |
| Edge | Milled edge / Reeded edge |
| Obverse | Parliament House of Malaysia and a crescent moon and star, representing Malaysia's Concept of Parliamentary Democracy and Islam as the National Religion. |
| Reverse | Hibiscus, the National Flower, with the word "MALAYSIA" and the year of minting and denomination, spaced by a dot. |
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6 comments:
Hi mnfaj,
Thats the beauty of coins collecting.
Once in a while, you will be rewarded with a top grade specimen for your perseverance, haha.
Congratulations mnfaj :)
In Numismatics,one coin is predicted and expected to last for 20 years in circulation.First series of Parliament design was lasted for 21 years,i.e.1967-1988,second series,the Bunga raya will be replaced soon,it lasted 22 years.(1989-2011).
Salam mnfaj,
Ini dah kira penemuan istimewa,bagaimana sekeping syiling yg sudah beredar selama 20 tahun dijumpai masih bergred BU/UNC..Penemuan ini lebih sukar dari syiling yg minor errors..Tuah mnfaj!..
Terima kasih dan selamat berpuasa...
Hi whycollect,
true indeed, perseverance does give reward sometime. Thank you for hopping in. :)
Hi Mr Dickson,
Thank you for the information. Then this piece is doing his job better, more than 20 years but still in mint condition!
Salam depankanta,
Terima kasih, ini penemuan secara kebetulan sahaja. Ya betul itu, penemuan ini membuatkan saya berfikir untuk menyempurnakan kesemua tahun dalam keadaan UNC/BU. Sudah tahu lambat laun saya akan mengumpulnya juga, cuma mencari masa yang sesuai. Terima kasih kerana berkunjung dan selamat berpuasa juga.
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