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The announcement to launch the Songket coins was made last Friday and came much too late for us. Although the theme and the design were approved last year, TV3 has been postponing the launching. As we were unsure of the date, the minting of the Songket coins was put on hold to cater for more urgent jobs. Over the weekend, the team was busy preparing press statement and monitoring the minting production. All in all, we managed to have some stock in hand in case we need to present these coins to VVIP.
The commemorative coins are available in a set of three, gold, silver and bi-metal and a set of two. The Songket coins have a common observe design, which depicts Songket pattern with the words, "Songket Seni Warisan Agung," and "Songket the Regal Heritage." The reverse side of the coin features the face value and one of the three most popular motifs which are commonly used on Songket. The gold coin depicts the Tampuk Kesemak motif while the silver coin depicts the Bunga Bintang motif and the bi-metal coin depicts the Bunga Ketola motif.
Within the short notice, we hand-delivered invitations, rushed delivery of coins and special casings for presentation to the Prime Minister tonight during the launching at Sri Pentas TV3 amidst thunderstorm and heavy rain. Some got stuck in the traffic jam and only arrived after the event.
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