Malaysia Commemorative Coins 1977 : 9th SEA Games

 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

Malaysia Commemorative Coins 1977 : 100th Year of Rubber

Brief History

Rubber was introduced by British colonists to Singapore in 1877 via Brazil, Kew Gardens in London and Sri Lanka. Within a decade after it was introduced, planters in remote parts of Southeast Asia planted rubber trees in their cultivated plots. Malaysia had an ideal climate, soil for rubber and plenty of land. Production increased dramatically after the 1890s when there was a huge surge in demand for rubber. For many years rubber along with tin were Malaysia’s primary exports.

By the 1930s, Malaysia produced half of the world’s rubber. Many of the Chinese and Indians that live in Malaysia today are descendants of laborers brought to work on the rubber plantations. For the most part the plantations were owned by European owners. They helped transform Malaysia into Britain’s richest colony. After independence, many of the plantations were turned over to Malaysian hands and some were converted to palm oil plantations.

Description

Observe :

Logo celebration of 100 Years of Natural Rubber in Malaysia ; a pair of hand tapping rubber trees ; rubber molecule ; and a globe background.

Reserve :

Lettering “$1 | 1877-1977” surrounded by “SERATUS TAHUN GETAH ASLI  | MALAYSIA”

Edge :

Inscribed “BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA”

Year Minted	1977
Face Value	$1
Metal	Copper-Nickel
Weight	16.8g
Diameter	33.5mm
Thickness	3mm
Mintage	500,000