Issued to commemorate the 20th anniversary of ASEAN, founded in Bangkok on 8 August 1967 by the five original member states: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. The organization was born largely as a bulwark against communist expansion in Southeast Asia, with the shadow of the Vietnam War and the recent PKI coup attempt in Indonesia pressing all five governments toward regional alignment.
Singapore's Board of Commissioners of Currency — an issuing authority independent of the central bank until its absorption into the Monetary Authority in 2002 — produced this as a commemorative circulation-adjacent piece. Mintage was modest, and examples in original packaging remain the more commonly encountered form.
Issued to commemorate the 20th anniversary of ASEAN, founded in Bangkok on 8 August 1967 by the five original member states: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. The organization was born largely as a bulwark against communist expansion in Southeast Asia, with the shadow of the Vietnam War and the recent PKI coup attempt in Indonesia pressing all five governments toward regional alignment.
Singapore's Board of Commissioners of Currency — an issuing authority independent of the central bank until its absorption into the Monetary Authority in 2002 — produced this as a commemorative circulation-adjacent piece. Mintage was modest, and examples in original packaging remain the more commonly encountered form.