Editing Malaysian ringgit (section)

=== Second series (1989) ===
The second series of sen coins entered circulation in late 1989, sporting completely redesigned obverses and reverses, but predominantly retaining the design of edges, diameters and composition of the previous series' coins previous to 1989, the 1 ringgit coin being the exception. Changes include the depiction of items of [[Malays (ethnic group)|Malay]] culture on the obverse, such as a local [[mancala]] game board called [[congkak]] on the 10 sen and the [[wau bulan]] or "moon kite" on the 50 sen among other things, as well as the inclusion of a [[Hibiscus rosa-sinensis]] (Malay: ''Bunga Raya''), the [[Floral emblem|national flower]] of Malaysia, on the upper half of the reverse. The second series was designed by Low Yee Kheng.

In addition to changes on its obverse and reverse, the size of the 1 ringgit coin was also reduced from a diameter of 33 to 24, and was minted from an [[alloy]] of copper, [[zinc]] and [[tin]], as opposed to the first series' cupronickel. The $ symbol was brought over to the new coin, but was dropped in favour of "RINGGIT" for coins minted from 1993 onwards. On 7 December 2005, the 1 ringgit coin was [[Legal tender#Demonetization|demonetised]] and withdrawn from circulation. This was partly due to problems with standardisation (two different versions of the second series coin were minted) and [[forgery]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Times are changing for fake ringgit coins|url=http://www.scmp.com/article/515383/times-are-changing-fake-ringgit-coins|access-date=2 May 2016|work=South China Morning Post|date=8 September 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110015410/http://www.scmp.com/article/515383/times-are-changing-fake-ringgit-coins|archive-date=10 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

As of 1 April 2008, a rounding mechanism of prices to the nearest 5 sen, applied to the total bill only, is in force, which was first announced in 2007 by Central Bank of Malaysia, in an attempt to render the 1 sen coin irrelevant.<ref>{{cite news|title=Doing away with one-sen coin payment |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/11/14/nation/19460993&sec=nation&focus=1 |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] |date=14 November 2007 |access-date=14 November 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629042854/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2007%2F11%2F14%2Fnation%2F19460993&sec=nation&focus=1 |archive-date=29 June 2009 }}</ref> Individual items and services can still be priced in multiples of 1 sen with the final totalled rounded to the nearest 5 sen.  For example, purchasing two items priced RM4.88 and RM3.14, totalling RM8.02, would then be rounded to RM8.00. If each item had been individually rounded (to RM4.90 and RM3.15 respectively) the '''incorrect''' total would have been RM8.05.  In practice, individual items will probably remain priced at so-called "[[price points]]" (or [[psychological pricing]] and [[odd-number pricing]]) ending in 98 and 99 to maximise rounding gains for the vendor, especially in the case of single item purchases.  Existing 1 sen coins in circulation remain legal tender for payments up to RM2.00.<ref>{{cite news|title=BNM Rounding Mechanism|url=http://www.bnm.gov.my/index.php?ch=209&pg=657&ac=568|publisher=Bank Negara Malaysia|access-date=8 April 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331233025/http://www.bnm.gov.my/index.php?ch=209&pg=657&ac=568|archive-date=31 March 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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! colspan=12 | Second series (1989)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Malaysian Currency: Circulation Coins |url=http://moneymuseum.bnm.gov.my/index.php?ch=9&pg=18&ac=59 |publisher=[[Bank Negara Malaysia]] Money Museum and Art Centre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303155143/http://moneymuseum.bnm.gov.my/index.php?ch=9&pg=18&ac=59 |archive-date=3 March 2012 |date=2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Third Series of Malaysian Coins FAQ - What are the benefits of the new coins series? |url=https://www.bnm.gov.my/microsites/2011/coins/05_faq.htm#q03 |publisher=[[Bank Negara Malaysia]]}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2 | Image
! rowspan=2 | Value
! colspan=4 | Technical parameters
! colspan=3 | Description
! rowspan=2 | Minted<br/>from
! rowspan=2 | First<br/>issue
! rowspan=2 | Withdrawn
|-
! Diameter<br/>(mm)
! Mass<br/>(g)
! colspan=2 | Composition
! Edge
! Obverse
! Reverse
|-
|
| 1 sen
| align=center | 17.78
| align=center | 1.74
| style="background-color:#e0954f;"|
| [[Copper]]-clad [[steel]]
| Smooth
| ''[[Rebana|Rebana ubi]]''
| rowspan=5 | [[Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis|National flower]];<br/>Lettering:<br/>''Bank Negara Malaysia'';<br/>value, year of minting
| 1989–2008
| rowspan=6 | 4 September<br/>1989
| rowspan=5 | ''Current''
|-
|
| 5 sen
| align=center | 16.25
| align=center | 1.41
| style="background-color:#dcdcdc;"|
| rowspan=4 | [[Cupronickel]]
| rowspan=3 | Milled
| ''[[Spinning top|Gasing]]''
| rowspan=4 | 1989–2011
|-
|
| 10 sen
| align=center | 19.40
| align=center | 2.82
| style="background-color:#dcdcdc;"|
| ''[[Congkak]]''
|-
|
| 20 sen
| align=center | 23.59
| align=center | 5.66
| style="background-color:#dcdcdc;"|
| ''[[Tepak sireh]]''
|-
|
| 50 sen
| align=center | 27.76
| align=center | 9.33
| style="background-color:#dcdcdc;"|
| Lettering:<br/>''{{small|BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA}}''
| ''[[Wau bulan|Wau]]''
|-
|
| rowspan=2 | $1
| rowspan=2 align=center | 24.50
| rowspan=2 align=center | 9.30
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:#ffe550;"|
| rowspan=2 | [[Copper]]: 84%<br/>[[Zinc]]: 12%<br/>[[Tin]]: 4%
| rowspan=2 | Milled
| rowspan=2 | ''[[Kris|Keris]]'' and ''[[songket]]''
| Similar except for value: ''$1''
| 1989–1993
| rowspan=2 | 2005
|-
|
| Similar except for value:<br/>''1 RINGGIT''
| 1993–1998
| 1993
|-
|colspan="12"|{{Standard coin table notice|BrE=Y}}
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