The 9th SEA Games commemorative coins were issued by Bank Negara Malaysia in conjunction with the Southeast Asia Games held in Kuala Lumpur from 19 December to 26 December 1977. The sport was participated by 3 new countries; Brunei, Indonesia and the Philippines who have just joined the SEAP sports association. This made the entire 7 countries participating in sports events including Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia who have participated in the previous SEA Sports.
The
commemorative coins were issued on July 15, 1977 with 3 denominations; $ 200
gold coins, $ 25 silver coins and $ 1 cupro-nickel. All of these coins were
minted in the Franklin Mint, USA.
On the $
200 coin front shows a man "Bajau" is riding a horse, $ 25 coins have
a Southeast Asian map and a $ 1 coin shows traditional games of the moon. There
is also the official logo of the sea sports and the words "NINTH SOUTHEAST
ASIA GAMES".
On the
back of the coin display Jata Negara Malaysia in the middle with the word
"KUALA LUMPUR-MALAYSIA 1977" on the top and the denominator on the
bottom
