BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA MINT MARKS !
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| 50 CENTS.3RD SERIES OF MALAYSIAN COINS. |
On Obverse, the ‘Sulur Kacang’ (pea tendrils) motif is drawn from the twists and curls of long bean vines. This motif is very popular among traditional woodcarvers and silversmiths. This design is usually embellished in fine silver and gold jewellery pieces and boxes as well as decorative doorways, window frames and wood panelling in traditional wooden homes. The fine lines in the ‘sulur kacang’ background are part of improved security features.Bank Negara named it the Latent Image.
Latent Image of the denomination 50 sen can be seen when the coin is tilted slightly.
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| Left:"50", Right:"SEN" |
However,they is another security feature which many people still not aware of it. In the design of the ‘Sulur Kacang’ (pea tendrils) motif, three small alpahets are hidden in the twists and curls of the ‘Sulur Kacang’.
There are "B", "N" and "M", these are the Mint Marks of Bank Negara Malaysia.
Hi Dickson,
ReplyDeleteApart from the 50sen coin, these B, N & M mintmarks can be found in the 20sen coin too, i.e. among the tiny squares in between the top big bunga melor and the middle smaller bunga melor.
And we noticed even when the mintage was only 500,000 sets, traces of die deterioration could be seen among a number 10sen and 5sen stainless steel coins.
Wonder could it be due to the stainless steel used as the coins' material?
Thank a lot for bringing this out, Dickson :)
Dear whycollect,
ReplyDeleteAiyah! I thought I can keep and save it for my next post as "Teka-Teki"! Now pecah lubang already lah!Ha!ha!
Yes,Bro, you are right,infact if you look closely to the 20 Cents,some are come with patinas on the reverse!
Hi Dickson,
ReplyDeleteIt would be great to see an error coin from these new series.
When the new batches are out next year, hopefully we can see some of them, haha :)
Hi Mr Dickson,
ReplyDeleteLatent image adalah ciri2 keselamatan yg baik bagi duit syiling tapi realitinya bila diedarkan nanti orang ramai tidak akan ambil pusing sebab nilai mukanya yg kecil,lagi pun bila penggunaannya sudah lasak imej ini akan hilang atau kabur..Kita sama2 tunggu edarannya nanti.
Cari la teka-teki lain utk whycollect,pemerhatian dia memang tajam..Yang kecil2 sembunyi kat mana pun
dia boleh nampak..haha
Terima kasih banyak2 Mr Dickson...
Dear Whycollect,
ReplyDeleteHi,sound like you are giving me a "challenge" to do! haha!
Are you hoping from the batch of year 2011 (500,000 sets minted)or 2012?
Dear Depankanta,
ReplyDeleteSebenarnya Kilang Wang Shah Alam sudah pernah cuba buat contoh syiling yang menpunyai Latent Image pada tahun 2006,tetapi tidak sempurna, kali ini sudah berjaya dan agak sempurna!Syabas!
Whycollect,huh!sebelum kasi dia teka-teki sudah ada assignment baru untuk saya cari mint errors dari 3rd series!Ha!ha!