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GENTLE REMINDER......
The 167th Auction by the Malaysia Numismatic Society (MNS)  & the BGM which to be held on SUNDAY, 27th. March. 2016 at Muzium Negara, Jalan Petalawati,50480,Kuala Lumpur is CANCELLED.

" Dear Members,
We regret to inform you that the BGM and Auction this Sunday, 27 March 2016 is cancelled.
We have been informed by the Registrar of Societies (ROS) of certain non compliance, of which we are attempting to rectify....
We will keep you informed and
updated accordingly.
Our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused."

The 167th Auction by the Malaysia Numismatic Society (MNS) which to be held on SUNDAY, 27th. March. 2016 at Muzium Negara, Jalan Petalawati,50480,Kuala Lumpur is cancelled.

" Dear Members,
We regret to inform you that the BGM and Auction this Sunday, 27 March 2016 is cancelled.
We have been informed by the Registrar of Societies (ROS) of certain non compliance, of which we are attempting to rectify....
We will keep you informed and
updated accordingly.
Our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused."

Program Diskusi Numismatik Malaysia 3hb & 4hb Mei 2014.Kuantan Pahang.(Part 3).

In the "Numismatic Discussion Program Malaysia 2014" that organized by Kelab Warisan Numismatik Malaysia Kuantan, Pahang on 3rd and 4th of May 2014, I was invited to talk about the Malaysia Numismatic Society (MNS).

I touched on the history, objectives, activities, memberships and future programs of MNS in the seminar. Here were the working papers.

Contents/ Isi Kandungan
1. History / Sejarah
2. Objective / Matlamat
3. Membership / Keahlian
    •7 Reasons Why You Should Be Part of Our Society
4. Society Activities /Aktiviti Kelab
5. Category of Membership / Kategori Keahlian
    • Ordinary / Foreign Member
    • Junior Member Club Membership
    • Associate Club Membership
    • Membership Application Form
6. Committee Members - 2014/2015 / Ahli-ahli Jawatankuasa
7. References / Bahan Rujukan.
8. Anniversary Commemorate Medallion
    • Malaysia Numismatic Society 10th Anniversary Commemorate Medallion.
    • Malaysia Numismatic Society 40th Anniversary Commemorate Medallion.

History/Sejarah
Our Patron and MNS members at Akbar Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur on 27th March 1971.
The inaugural meeting of the Malaysia Numismatic Society (MNS) was held on 19th. May 1968 at the Malayan Nam Ann Low Clansman Association, 17C, Jalan Gereja, Kuala Lumpur. The Society's proposed rules and regulations, drafted by the late Mr. Sim Ewe Eong, were discussed and adopted.

The founder members present at the inaugural meeting were the late Mr. Sim Ewe Eong JSM. FRNS., the late Mr. H. Ottevanger, Mr. Tony Lye Fong Nge, the late Mr. C.C. Low, the late Mr. M.L.A. Rashid, Mr. Yee Yue Phang, Mr. Low Yow Tian and Mr. J.M.M. Bell.

The Society was formally registered by the Registrar of Societies on 2nd. October 1968. The registration number is 452 (Selangor) under file registration R.S.M. 489/68.

The registered address of the Society at its inception was No. 8, Jalan Utara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor (the late Mr. C.C. Low's residence). On 12th. July 1969, the address was changed to No. 3, Jalan Taman, Petaling Jaya, Selangor (the late Mr. H. Ottevanger's residence). The Society finally moved to its present permanent address c/o National Museum, Jalan Damansara, Kuala Lumpur on 29th. April 1971 by courtesy of the Director General of Museums Malaysia, Datuk Sharum bin Yub. We secured the present P.O. Box 12367 on 3rd. April 1969 to take care of all mail correspondence.

The Society's official website (www.money.org.my) was launched on 7th. August 2005.

Founder Members & Pro-tem Office Bearers 1968.

Standing (L to R): M.L.A. Rashid, Yee Yue Phang, Late C.C.Low, Low Yow Tian (Committee Members) Seated (L to R): H. Ottevanger (Vice-President), Sim Ewe Eong (President), John M.M. Bell (Ex Vice- President), Late Tony Lye Fong Nge (Honorary Secretary)

Objective/Matlamat
• To promote the interest of members in the study of coins, medals, notes and other matters of numismatic interest.
• To bring members into closer relations with one another by discussion and interchange of ideas on the matters of numismatic interest.
• To issue to members latest information in the numismatic world through news bulletins, books etc.
• To arrange the exchange or sale of material of numismatic interest between members.
• To arrange the exchange of numismatic material between the society and other societies or clubs having similar objectives.
• To arrange the general collection and disposal of numismatic material for benefit of any charity, funds and other cause.
• To display coins at public and private exhibitions and by other similar means to foster interest in the science of numismatic.
• To acquire books, publications and other documents of numismatic interest and to maintain a numismatic library for general use of members.
• To hold auctions (usually four actions in a year).

Membership/Keahlian
7 Reasons Why You Should Be Part of Our Society
• We are the 1st and only society catering for coins and banknote collectors in Malaysia.
• Understand the investment value and potential of numismatic items.
• Understand and build a collecting career.
• Meet people with vast experience and authentication expertise.
• Gain specialist knowledge rapidly.
• Learn more about coin and banknote grading and international standards.
• Learn about bidding and participate in auctions held only for members.

Society Activities/Aktiviti Kelab
• Founder Members & Pro-tem Office Bearers 1968.
• Our Patron and MNS members at Akbar Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur on 27th March 1971.
• The Sixth Annual General Meeting on 24th February 1974.
• Photograph show some of our members meeting in Mr. Thomas J. Evans' House in March 1974.
• MNS Coin Convention held at Kuala Lumpur Hilton on 3rd. October 1976.
• The Tenth Management Committee 26th March 1978 - 17th March 1979
• One of the early MNS' auctions held in Ipoh at the Station Hotel. MNS Committee Members  arranging items on the display table.
• The First International Coin Convention in Singapore was held at the Hotel New Ottani Singapore.
• Saturday 2nd December 1989. Sim Ewe Eong, President MNS and Chu Chui Lum, President SNA exchanging gifts during the MNS 21st. Anniversary Dinner held at Yazmin Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur.
• Sunday 3rd December 1989. Kon Tiki Room, Federal Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The first seven recipients of the Malaysia Numismatic Society Award: Pakar Numismatik Malaysia (PNM).
• A section of the crowd attending the MNS 100th Auction held on 30th July 1995 at Holiday Inn, Kuching, Sarawak.
Category of Membership/ Kategori Keahlian

Ordinary / Foreign Member: Any numismatist who attained the age of 18 years and resident in/out of Malaysia may apply to be an Ordinary / Foreign Member. The current Entrance Fee for Ordinary Members is RM20.00 and for Foreign Members is US$10.00. The current Annual Subscription for Ordinary Members is RM40.00 and Foreign Members is US$25.00. However, the Entrance Fee and Annual Subscription for Foreign Members residing in Singapore and Brunei is the same as Ordinary Members residing in Malaysia.

Junior Member: Any numismatist over 12 years but below the age of 18 and resident in Malaysia may apply to be a Junior Member. The Entrance Fee for Junior Members is RM5.00 and Annual Subscription is RM15.00.

Club Membership: Any Club, Society or Association domiciled in Malaysia with objectives similar to the Society may apply to be a Club Member. The fees payable will be the same as for Ordinary Members.

Associate Club Membership: Any Club, Society or Association domiciled outside Malaysia with objectives similar to the Society may apply to be an Associate Club Member. The fees payable will be the same as Foreign Members.

Membership Application Form: Kindly download the Application Form and send it to the Society either via post, fax or e-mail for approval.

All numismatists are welcome to join the Society. For existing members, kindly download the Update Form for your latest profile details update.
Committee Members - 2014/2015/ Ahli-ahli Jawatankuasa

PATRON: YAB. Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi Hj Abdul Taib bin Mahmud

PRESIDENT: Mr. Thenakaran Nadarajah

1st. VICE PRESIDENT: Mr. Lawrence De Souza

2nd. VICE PRESIDENT: Dato' Sharuddin Bin Yusof DIMP AMP

HONORARY SECRETARY: Mr. Dickson Niew Cheng Kok

HONORARY TREASURER: Mr. Peter Tok Hong Kian

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Mr. Cho Chun Loong
Mr. William Phang Kar Feei
Dr. Kong Wei Yen
En. Mohd Rani Bin Abdullah
Mr. Tan Tai Seng

WEBSITE TEAM MEMBERS: Mr. William Phang Kar Feei Mr. Cho Chun Loong

Mailing Address:
Malaysia Numismatic Society
P.O. Box 12367 50776
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
E-mail: info@money.org.my

References/ Bahan Rujukan.
(These are the few Books published by the Malaysian Numismatic Society for public circulation)

1. Malaysia Numismatic Society 21st Anniversary SAGA 1968 - 1989 Published by MNS in 1989
2. Malaysia Numismatic Society 30th Anniversary 1968 -1998
3. “Standard Catalogue of Coins and Bank Notes of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 1700 – 1976” 403 pages. Compiled by Saran Singh, C. C. Low, Mohd Kassim bin Haji Ali and Tony Lye. (Published by the Malaysia Numismatic Society in 1976)
4. “Pictorial Guide to Grading of Malaysian Coins and Banknotes”-143 pages. (Published by the Malaysia Numismatic Society in 1978).
5. “The Encyclopaedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 1400 – 1986” – 675 pages, First Edition. (Published by the Malaysia Numismatic Society in 1986).
6. “The Encyclopaedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 1400 – 1967” – 604 pages, Second Edition (Published by the Malaysia Numismatic Society in 1996,
7. "Malaya and Sarawak Rubber Export Coupon 1922-1942”–40 pages.(Published by the Malaysia Numismatic Society in 1990)
8. “The Catalogue of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Coins 1700 – 1974” – 92 pages (Published by the Malaysia Numismatic Society in 1974)

Anniversary Commemorate Medallion Of
Malaysia Numismatic Society

10th Anniversary Commemorate Medallion.
The Malaysia Numismatic Society celebrates 10th Anniversary (1968-1978). To commemorate this event, the Society produced a high quality limited edition made of 97% pure tin medallion by Selangor Pewter.

Malaysia Numismatic Society 40th Anniversary Commemorate Medallion.
The Malaysia Numismatic Society celebrates 40th Anniversary in 2008 (1968-2008). To commemorate this event, the Society produced a high quality limited edition individually serialized copper medallion. The proceeds from the sale of this medallion will go into the Society’s Building Fund. The price of the medallion is RM150.00 only. Only 300 pieces will be minted.


Special thanks to Mr. Selvam for his great help.

Malaysia Numismatic Society. P.O.Box 12367, 50776, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
www.money.org.my

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE 30TH BIENNIAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY WILL BE HELD AT THE MUZIUM NEGARA, KUALA LUMPUR ON SUNDAY, 23RD MARCH 2014 AT 10.00AM.

It is hereby announced that the following Life and Orninary Members have been nomonated to serve the Committee of Management of the Malaysia Numismatic Society for the years of 2014/2015.

Election Of President
Mr.Thenakaran Nadarajah was returned unopposed to the post of President.
  
Election Of First Vice President
The formal Honorary Secretary Mr.Lawrence De Souza was elected (uncontested) to the post of 1st Vice President. Replaced the late Mr.Tony Lye.

Election Of Second Vice President
Dato' Sharuddin bin Yusof DIMP, AMP was elected (uncontested) to the post of 2nd Vice President. Replaced En.Abdul Aziz Yahaya.

Election Of The Honarary Secretary
Dickson Niew Cheng Kok (Formal Committee Member) was elected (uncontested) to the post of Honorary Secretary.

Election Of The Honorary Treasurer
Mr.Tok Hong Kian returned unopposed to the post of Honorary Treasurer.

Election Of Five (5) Committee Members.
There were seven (7) nominated members and only five (5) will be voted in as Committee Members for the years of 2014/2015 on 23rd March 2014.
There are :
Mr Tan Tai Seng
Mr.Cho Chun Loong
Mr.William Phang Kar Feei
Mr.James Lye Nai Yoong
Dr. Kong Wei Yen
Hj Mohd Rani bin Abdullah
Mr.Dary Tan Teong Seong.

The Proxy form must reach the Honorary Sectary on or before Friday 21 March 2014. All votes must be on the ORIGINAL PAPER, failing which they will not be accepted.ONLY LIFE AND ORDINARY MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE.

Due to the THE 30TH BIENNIAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY TO BE HELD AT THE MUZIUM NEGARA, KUALA LUMPUR ON SUNDAY, 23RD MARCH 2014 AT 10.00AM.
the numbers of auction lots were reduced to 150 lots only.

Rest In Pease Master Tony Lye


Few hours ago (Saturday Evening),I was with Mr.Lawrence,Mr.K.N.Boon,Mr.Wong Fook Loy,Ah Siong and partner,Mr.Yip of Yip Collection paid our last respect and tribute to Mr.Tony Lye Fong Nge in Nirwana Memorial Center at  Sungai Besi.

Condolences were received from all over Malaysia,Singapore and other countries.

The funeral procession will be held this morning (Sunday) at 9.00am. He will be rested in peace at Nirvana Memorial Park at Semenyeh,Kajang.

Again, our most respectful Malaysia numismatist,Mr. Tony Lye,you will be always 
fondly remembered by family, relatives, friends and fellow numismatists.

 In Memoriam Tony Lye Fong Nge


Founder,Vice President,PNM Numismatic Society Malaysia.

On 31st January,2013 we lost another dear friend and Malaysia famous numismatist, Tony Lye Fong Nge who has departed. Members and Committee Members of  Malaysia Numismatic Society (MNS) will be in great sadden to hear his death.


Mr Tony Lye Fong Nge was born in 1939 and educated both in a Chinese school (Pay Fong Middle School) and a Christian Brother School (St. Francis Institution) in Malacca. He finished his secondary schooling in 1958 and taught in a Malay school in Umbai in Malacca for  a year. In 1960 he was recruited as a Co-operative Inspector and was trained at the Co-operative College in Petaling Jaya for a few months before being posted to Ipoh. His duty there was to look after the Co-operative Societies' accounts in various new villages in Perak.


Through this work he traveled to most of the townships and villages including Grik, Lenggong, Liman Kati, Kuala Kangsar, Sitiawan, Taiping, Tapah, Kampar, Batu Gajah, Sungai Siput, Teluk Anson and Tanjong Malim. After traveling for 3 years he decided to call it a day and joined the judical department in Kuala Lumpur as a student interpreter. After a year's training in three Chinese dialects in Intan (in Petaling Jaya) he was posted to the Court Hill Kuala Lumpur as a qualified Chinese Interpreter. He worked under the late Mr. E. E. Sim (president of the Sessions Courts) for 3 years before leaving and then left to join the British Petroleum as a Retail Clerk. He remained there until 1978 when he decided to become a coin dealer.

Photo taken at Mr.Thomas Evans's home in Kenny Hill on 24th February,1974.

He started the Malaysia Numismatic Society together with Mr. E. E. Sim in 1968 and now he is  the only Founder Member left in the Society. At present he is a Life Member and the 1st Vice President of the Malaysia Numismatic Society. He helped to price the Society's 1st Coin Catalogue on 1976 ans was awarded the "Pakar Numismatic Malaysia" in 1989. He also contributed his service to the World Coins Catalogues by pricing for them the coins of British North Borneo, Sarawak and the Straits Settlements for a period of 6 years in the 1980 and in the same year he was awarded "Man of Achievement" by International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England.

The first seven recipients of the MNS Award Pakar Numismatik Malaysia (PNM) on 3rd December,1989.

Our deepest and sincere condolence to his son James Lye and  family for their loss which is deeply felt by us all.

From Metal Money  To Paper Money.

As societies developed, it became apparent that primitive money was inefficient and often impractical. For example,a man paid five hundred head of cattle for a boat could end up spending the greater part of his 'profit' feeding and housing his new herd. Moreover, cattle was not a good store of value and man's wealth could disappear the instant his cattle died.

As man groped for new standards, eyes turned towards metals and their intrinsic value. Metals were rare and, unlike cattle or storks of rice, could be kept for a long time as they were not perishable. Moreover, metals could be easily shaped into readily recognisable shapes and were easily divisible into smaller units.



At first, metals like copper, silver and gold existed side by side with foodstuff and livestock money, with the metal weights being equated to fixed amounts of the foodstuff and livestock. For example, the Babylonians used barley and metal, the Jews had cattle and silver while the Hittites used sheep and silver. Gradually, metals assumed greater prominence and pushed livestock into the outer edges of use.

Starting with metal pieces which had to be weighed and analysed at each transaction man's ingenuity led him to the idea of stamping the ingots with a mark or seal guaranteeing the weight and purity of the metal. But, it was not until around 2000 BC that the first state seal appeared on these bits of metal, together with laws to punish counterfeiting.

From heavy ingots that could only be used in large scale transactions, the next logical step was to divide the ingot into smaller pieces, or coins, each with a stamp guaranteeing weight and purity. The first metal coins in the Western world are believed to have been invented around 650 BC in Lydia (a Greek city-state). These bean-shaped coins were of electrum, a natural mixture of gold and silver. A century later, Croesus, a Lydian king said to be the richest person of the time, found a way to make pure gold and pure silver coins. His coins were stamped with the heads of a bull and a lion.

The right to stamp coins, that is minting, rapidly become a political privilege and was concentrated in the hands of the rulers, with coins even becoming a sort of propaganda newspaper. An examination of the coins of ancient Rome, for instance, will show how emperors used coins to celebrate their achievements, and improve their public image.

As trade expanded within Europe, the fear of robbery and the sheer inconvenience of lugging heavy sacks of coins around gave impetus to the development of banks. With flourishing trade centers springing up in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, it became clear the dependence on rare metals could only restrict growth. The search was on for a new means of exchange.

Towards the end of the Middle Ages, the Bill of Exchange appeared. With these documents, a debtor promised to pay off his debt at a given time and place. These were crucial to the development of banking as they not only increased the availability of money. but when deposited with banks, allowed bankers to create more money in the form in the form of loans.

First Issued Of Banknotes

In the seventeenth century, the Bank of Amsterdam invented the banknote. It collected deposits of coins, assayed them, then issued a note for the amount which could be later exchange for the bank. But it was the Bank of Stockholm that fist issued the banknotes as we know it today-paper money representing a sum, designed to circulate without a time limit-in 1661
However, as with the invention of metal coins, the Chinese had beaten Western civilisation to the use of paper money by some seven to ten centuries. From a form of currency note made from deerskin, China progressed to its first paper notes some time during the Northern Song dynasty (Ad 960-1127). By the time Marco Polo visited the court of Kublai Khan, paper notes made from the inner bark of the mulberry tree, suitably embellished with official red seals and warnings of the death penalty for forgeries, were enjoying universal acceptance in China. However, it took a full three centuries after Marco Polo regaled his contemporaries with tales of Emperor Kublai Khan's paper money for the first banknote to appear in Europe.

With private banks issuing their own banknotes counterfeiting became rampant, leading to bank collapses which rocked financial systems and shook public confidence in banks and paper money. Government after government was forced to step in and restore order, and the issue of paper money slowly concentrated in the hands of the newly created central banks.

Source:Stories Of Singapore's Money by Doreen Soh

IN MEMORY OF MR. E.E.SIM

   (Late President Of Malaysia Numismatic Society)



Mr.E.E.Sim.





Mr.Tan Tai Seng. P.N.M.,M.N.S.


One day while I was waiting for a friend in Kampung Cina in Kota Bharu. (Kelantan).I went to a Malay stall and ate a packet of nasi lemak and a cup of teh tarik. After finishing my meal, I asked the Malay lady Mek, berapa and tried to sound Kelantanese. She answered ‘Tiga Sama’. I stared at her and began to garuk my kepala. She then realised I must be orang luar and not the orang Kampung Cina. She quickly said "Satu Ringgit Lima Puluh Sen".

Later, I told my friend what had happened and he said that what she wanted was ‘tiga satu mas’. You know orang Kelantan – aya for ayam and ika for ikan. It seems in the olden days, satu mas is 50 cents and so tiga sama is RM1.50. Later, I found out in one of our books in the library that 1 Spanish Dollar – 2 mas.
However, this is more to this sama business that meets the eye. But then it is another story.

Story By:Mr.Tan Tai Seng. P.N.M.,M.N.S. 
M.N.S.Bulletin.Volume 37.2005.

Contributed by Blogger En.Depankanta from Kelantan:
Sesiapa saja yg datang datang ke Kelantan(termasuk org melayu)akan ada pengalaman demikian, depankanta tak pasti dimana kg cina yg dilawat Mr.Tan.Orang2 cina Kelantan memang guna dialect Kelantan pekat!
Sebenarnya "tiga sama",sebutan sebenar ialah "tiga amas"bermaksud tiga 50 sen = rm1.50.
sebutan ikan ialah "ike",ayam ialah "aye"...