I am searching for information How Malaysia coins are minted in Kilang Wang Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) instead I found a video about how €2 Euro coins are made or minted. Its a different thing since Euro coins are Bi-metal, the inner part are nickel brass, the outer part are copper-nickel and Malaysia new coins are made of a single metal. Anyway.., the old video still something worth to mention and, watch for numismatic enthusiast like us. The video from National Geographic teach us how coins are minted in the factory, its a short video (5:16 minutes) with a lot of information.
The Euro coins has been used since 1 January 2002, when it start to be were introduced in 12 Member States of the European Union. Today, five new states have adopted the euro in recent years, so a total of 17 Member States – and 332 million people are using the coins now. Some of the €2 Euro coins are dated 1999 which is the year the euro was created as a currency, but not put into general circulation. The diameter of the coins is 25.75 mm, the thickness is 2.20 mm and the mass is 8.5 grams.
On the coin reverse (used from 2007 onwards) a map of Europe, six fine lines cut across the map except where there is landmass and have a star at each end – reflecting the twelve stars on the flag of Europe. Across the map is the word EURO, and a large number 2 appears to the left hand side of the coin. The designer's (Luc Luycx) initials, LL, appear next to Cyprus.
The obverse side of the coin depends on the issuing country. All have to include twelve stars (in most cases a circle around the edge), the engravers initials and the year of issue. New designs also have to include the name or initials of the issuing country. The side cannot repeat the denomination of the coin unless the issuing country uses an alphabet other than Latin (currently, Greece and Austria are the only such countries, hence they engrave "2 EYPΩ" and "2 EURO" upon their coins respectively).
Source: ECB, Wikipedia.
I wonder will Malaysia Mint (Kilang Wang BNM) make a video about their coin minting process?
