COINS OF MALAYSIA-DIE VARIETIES AND VARIETIES BY SARAN SINGH (PART 2)

Hibiscus Flower (Bunga Raya) 2nd Series coins - Die Varieties
Saran Singh AMN, AMP, PNM
Since 23rd September 2013 I posted the Part 1 of article with Title: COINS OF MALAYSIA-DIE VARIETIES AND VARIETIES BY SARAN SINGH (PART 1),I had tried numerous of attempts to take some good, sharp image of  photos to show a better quality of illustration of Master Saran Singh's discovery of Hibiscus Flower (Bunga Raya) 2nd Series coins - Die Varieties. But l have not fully happy with some of my photo image.The details of some of the varieties are too small to capture.I will still try my best,whenever I got some better photos, I will post them up in this article later.

1 Sen 1991 Variety 1- Edge copper and steel-clad
1 Sen 1991 Variety 2- Edge copper clad

1 Sen 2002 Die Variety 1 - Polen stem of Hibiscus Flower made up of dots in a arrow formation. Figure 1 of denomination thin

1 Sen 2002 Die Variety 2 - Polen stem with several lines ending with dots. Figure 1 of denomination thin.
1 Sen 2002 Die Variety 3 - Polen stem with several lines ending with dots. Figure 1 of denomination thick.



5 Sen 2007 Die Variety 1 - Hibiscus flower Type 1

5 Sen 2007 Die Variety 1 - Hibiscus flower Type 2

5 Sen 2009 Die Variety 1 - Single Tower
5 Sen 2009 Die Variety 2 - Error, Double Dies, Twin Towers

5 Sen 2009 Variety 3 - Error, Die Crack, 1 1/2 Towers

10 Sen 1991 Die Variety 1 - 1 marble in 2nd top left hole of chongkak
10 Sen 1991 Die Variety 2 - 3 marbles in 2nd top left hole of chongkak

10 Sen 1997 Variety 1
10 Sen 1997 Variety 2 - Proof - like

10 Sen 2002 Die Variety 1 - Polen stem of Hibiscus Flower ending with dots in an arrow formation
10 Sen 2002 Die Variety 2 - Polen stem of Hibiscus Flower ending with lines and dots

10 Sen 2007 Die Variety 1 - Hibiscus flower Type 1

10 Sen 2007 Die variety 2 - Hibiscus flower Type 2

10 Sen 2007 Die Variety 3 - Hibiscus flower Type 3

10 Sen 2007 Die Variety 4- Hibiscus Flower Type 4

10 Sen 2008 Die Variety 1 - 1 Marble in 2nd top left hole of chongkak
10 Sen 2008 Die Variety 2 - 3 marbles in 2nd top left hole of chongkak

10 Sen 2011 Die Variety 1 - Hibiscus flower Type 1 (Polen with thin stem)
10 Sen 2011 Die variety 2 - Hibiscus flower Type 2 (Polen with thick stem)

20 Sen 1989 Die Variety 1 - Betel nut (Sireh) leaves with straight stem
20 Sen 1990 Die Variety 1 - Betel nut (Sireh) leaves with straight stem 

20 Sen 1989 Die Variety 2 - Betel nut (Sireh) leaves with bent stem
20 Sen 1990 Die Variety 2 - Betel nut (Sireh) leaves with bent stem 

1997 Variety 1 - 20 Sen
1997 Variety 2 - PROOF-like 20 Sen

1998 Variety 1 - 20 Sen
1998 Variety 2 - PROOF-like

20 Sen 2002 Die Variety 1 - Polen stem of Hibiscus Flower ending with dots in an arrow formation
20 Sen 2002 Die Variety 2 - Polen stem of Hibiscus Flower ending with lines and dots

20 Sen 2007- Die Variety 1 - Hibiscus Flower Type 1

20 Sen 2007- Die Variety 2 - Hibiscus Flower Type 2

20 Sen 2007- Die Variety 3 - Hibiscus Flower Type 3


20 Sen 2007- Die Variety 4 - Hibiscus Flower Type 4

50 Sen 1998 Die Variety 1 - Normal size 8 in date
50 Sen 1998 Die Variety 2 - Large size 8 in date

50 Sen 2002- Die Variety 1 - Denomination 50 thinner
50 Sen 2002- Die Variety 2 - Denomination 50 thicker

50 Sen 2005- Die Variety 1 - Hibiscus Flower Type 1

50 Sen 2005- Die Variety 2 - Hibiscus Flower Type 2

50 Sen 2005- Die Variety 3 - Hibiscus Flower Type 3

50 Sen 2007 - Die Variety 1 - Hibiscus Flower Variety 1
50 Sen 2007 - Die Variety 2 - Hibiscus Flower Variety 2

$1 1992 Kris - Variety 1 - Rounded Rim, colour orange yellow
$1 1992 Kris - Variety 2 - Flat top Rim, colour yellow
$1 1993 Kris - Die Variety 1 - Denomination $1, colour yellow
1 Ringgit 1993 Kris - Die Variety 2 - denomination 1 Ringgit, colour yellow
1 Ringgit 1994 Kris - Variety 1, Rounded Rim, colour orange yellow
1 Ringgit 1994 Kris - Variety 2, Flat Top Rim, colour yellow
1 Ringgit 1995 Kris - Variety 1, Rounded Rim, colour orange yellow
1 Ringgit 1995 Kris - Variety 2, Flat Top Rim, colour yellow

 Note: The $1 Kris design coins are made up of 85% Copper, 10% Zinc and 5% Tin which gives it their golden colour.

5 comments:

  1. I found an extra dot on some of the 2002 50 sen coins about 4 out of 10 coins. Is it another die variety?

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  2. Toh Hiing Wong,
    Please share your finding by showing some sharp images of your "dot" on your 2002 50 sen as mentioned.

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    1. Ok How do I post some high resolution images here? Do you have email or whatsApp?

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  3. ok here goes the hi res image.
    [img src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-Ov-rJWbXz-d0I1ZVRfektjLUU/edit?usp=sharing" width=400]

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  4. i've found a die error on 50 cents 2005, there's an extra dot on the bow of the kite

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