Comments on: The New RM50 banknote http://gordon.figtreedesign.com/2007/12/21/the-new-rm50-banknote/ obsessions & anything inbetween Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:55:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: gordon http://gordon.figtreedesign.com/2007/12/21/the-new-rm50-banknote/comment-page-1/#comment-124 gordon Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:47:05 +0000 http://gordon.figtreedesign.com/2007/12/21/the-new-rm50-banknote/#comment-124 Back then, the agricultural industry was still an important asset to the countries economic growth. Upon independence in 1957, Malaysia sent people to Nigeria to learn the art of growing palm trees; resulting it being a major exporter of probably half of the world's palm oil. This might be the reason why. Besides, the molecules beside it might symbolize the modern trade of science & technology bolehland has achieved in the past 50 years. Come to think about it, the kelapa sawit(Oil Palm tree) trade is something that Malaysian's can boast about. Search wikipedia. Back then, the agricultural industry was still an important asset to the countries economic growth. Upon independence in 1957, Malaysia sent people to Nigeria to learn the art of growing palm trees; resulting it being a major exporter of probably half of the world’s palm oil. This might be the reason why. Besides, the molecules beside it might symbolize the modern trade of science & technology bolehland has achieved in the past 50 years.

Come to think about it, the kelapa sawit(Oil Palm tree) trade is something that Malaysian’s can boast about. Search wikipedia.

]]> By: Kay http://gordon.figtreedesign.com/2007/12/21/the-new-rm50-banknote/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Kay Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:00:26 +0000 http://gordon.figtreedesign.com/2007/12/21/the-new-rm50-banknote/#comment-123 That looks like Gill Sans! We are celebrating the independence and inheriting a symbolically britishness on the currency. I don't like the layout at all, really. I guess there's always those questions: why the palm oil? I get the tunku part, i don't understand the kelapa sawit... That looks like Gill Sans!
We are celebrating the independence and inheriting a symbolically britishness on the currency.
I don’t like the layout at all, really.
I guess there’s always those questions: why the palm oil? I get the tunku part, i don’t understand the kelapa sawit…

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