The coins that were sold on 8 November 2000 were issued in conjunction with the Shah Alam status declaration as a city. It is released in two types; Silver coins with a face value of 10 Ringgit, sold at RM120 each & placement quantity is limited to 1,000 pieces. Bimetallic coins with a face value of 1 Ringgit, sold at RM5 & mintage are limited to 10,000 pieces.
The same design is used for two types of commemorative coins. The front side of the coin shows the landmark in Shah Alam, the State Mosque placed between the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) and the State Secretariat Building, the word "SEMPENA PENGISYTIHARAN BANDARAYA SHAH ALAM" and the date of declaration "10 OCTOBER 2000" .
At the back of the coin shows the symbol of the Shah Alam City Council and the face value of the coin. This coin design is produced by MBSA and Royal Mint Malaysia.
The commemorative coins are minted and packed by The Royal Mint of Malaysia. At that time, it was sold at The Royal Mint of Malaysia, Complex Factory at Lot 2, Persiaran Selangor, Section 15, 40720 Shah Alam. The coins are also sold at BNM Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, BNM branches in Penang, Kuala Terengganu, Johor Bahru, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu, and Wisma MBSA, Shah Alam.
$ 1 ringgit Shah Alam Bi-Metal commemorative coin
Technical Specifications:
Year: 2000
Face Value: 1 ringgit
Grade: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)
Composition: Bi-Metal (Dual-metal); Ring- CuAl6Ni2, Core- CuNi25
Weight: 8.15 grams
Diameter: 26.5 mm
Mintage: 10,000 pcs
Thickness: 2.33 mm
Mint: Royal Mint Malaysia
Original selling price: RM5
$ 10 ringgit Shah Alam commemorative coin
Technical Specifications:
Year: 2000
Face Value: 10 ringgit
Grade: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)
Composition: Sterling Silver; Silver 92.5%, Copper 7.5%.
Weight: 21.7 grams
Diameter: 35.7 mm
Mintage: 1,000 pcs
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Mint: Royal Mint Malaysia
Original selling price: RM120
Set of 2 in 1:
Contains bi-metal coins and silver coins
Mintage: Unknown
Sale Price: Unknown
Rumors said the coin was quite difficult to find and was expensive because of the very few launches that were issued to the public as most of the coins were bought by the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) to be a souvenir to the dignitaries (coin silver) and also given to long-serving staff with MBSA (coin card money) as a souvenir. Most of the coins in the market today are related to MBSA. Whether it is sold by MBSA employees or the coins are sold by the MBSA staff themselves.
Bi-Metal Coins 1 ringgit even has a fairly high number of forgings, 10,000 pieces. Only about half of the Bi-Metal coins of the allowed amount are issued by the Royal Mint of Malaysia. Only last year was the coin out of the safe when many began to realize that the price was quite high for a piece of coins sold in 2000 at RM5 only.
Wow money from Malaysia, i remember my employer before, He is from Malaysia but He is working as a Malaysian Ambassador here in Manila before year 2004. He and his family are very nice to their employee..they are given me some coin from cents to the largest amount they have as my souvenir to them..until now there money is still in my wallet. Hoping i meet them again.