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| Issuer | Bank Negara Malaysia |
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| Year | 1977-1980 |
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| Currency | Ringgit (1967-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | KUALA LUMPUR-MALAYSIA-1977 · 25 RINGGIT · |
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Malaysia hosted the 9th Southeast Asia Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1977, the first time the country had done so, and this issue was struck to mark the occasion. The games ran from November 19 to 26 and drew athletes from across the ASEAN region at a moment when Malaysia was actively promoting its regional profile under the Rukunegara national ideology framework.
The extended date range on this type reflects phased distribution rather than multiple minting years — a practice Bank Negara employed on several commemorative silver issues of this period.