A sealing member such as a shield plate or a seal that is attached to one
of raceway rings of a rolling bearing and seals an annular space formed
with the other raceway member includes a metal ring. The metal ring has a
zinc plated layer on a surface thereof, and on a surface of the zinc
plated layer an inorganic coating such as a lithium silicate coating is
formed. When a coating amount of the inorganic coating is set or a way of
forming the inorganic coating is controlled, the corrosion resistance and
the workability same as or more than that in the case where the chromate
layer is formed can be obtained.