GEORGE TOWN: A Merdeka badge he received from his Standard One teacher in 1957 aroused in Syed Alwi Syed Omar a passion for collecting items related to Malaysian history which has never abated.
His collection now includes special edition Merdeka coins and a RM1 note signed by first Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj.
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