On the 1st August 2019, Bank Negara Malaysia in a press release announce that the issuance of Commemorative coin in conjuncti on with the Installation of His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVI Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah as the sixteenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 30th July 2019.
The details on the issuance can be found in the Bank Negara website here.
In this post it is to show some interesting process on the making of this coin.
In one exhibition held at Sasana Kijang Bank Negara recently, on of the column have show the simple process on the making of this coin, in the above photo, there are numbering below each item with the below description.
1. Coin dies for production of silver commemorative coins
Coin dies are the tool for the coins minting. There are two faces of die, observe and reserve
2. Silver Coin Blanks and Nordic Gold Coin Blanks
Coin blank is a disc-shaped metal used to produce a coin. Upon striking process, the image from coin dies will be transferred onto the coin blanks.
Clay
In designing the YDPA Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah commemorative coin, an experienced Coin Designer will properly handcraft the clay, i.e. into the muskat, head-dress and portrait of the YDPA. The clays will be scanned to produce digital files. With using software, the digital file of muskat, head-dress and portrait will then be combined to carve a master dies.
3. Muscat Clay
4. Head-dress clay
5. Clay portrait of YDPA Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah clay
6. The approved image of YDPA
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