Malaysia, 1977 AD., 20th Anniversary of Independence commemorative, 1 Ringgit, KM 25.

Malaysia, 20th Anniversary of Independence commemorative, (Bank Negara Mint, Shah Alam, Malaysia or Franklin mint, USA ?), no date (1977 AD.),
1 Ringgit (ø 33,5 mm / 16,78 g), copper-nickel (75% copper, 25% nickel), ? g theor. mint weight, mintage 503.100 (3.100 proof), medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), reeded edge,
Obv.: 20 TAHUN MERDEKA / 1957-1977 / BERSEKUTU - BERTAMBA MUTU - ... / · SATU RINGGIT · , (translated: "20 anniversary of Independence" / 1957-1977 / "Unity is Strength" / "one Ringgit") , Coat of Arms of Malaysia ("Jata Negara" in Malay, a shield guarded by two supporters as rampant tigers. The shield is topped by a crest consisting of a yellow crescent with a 14-pointed "federal star", and includes a motto on a ribbon below (BERSEKUTU - BERTAMBA MUTU - ... , in romanised Malay and Jawi script), depicted as a banner, at the bottom).
Rev.: TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN / · MALAYSIA · , bust of 1st Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman facing.
KM 25 .

Year / Mint Mark / Mintage
(1977) 500.000
(1977)FM 3.100 (proof)

Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, AC, CH (8 February 1903 – 6 December 1990) was Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya from 1955, and the country's first Prime Minister from independence in 1957. He remained as the Prime Minister after Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore joined the federation in 1963 to form Malaysia. He is widely known simply as "Tunku" or "The Tunku" (a princely title in Malaysia) and also called Bapa Kemerdekaan (Father of Independence) or Bapa Malaysia (Father of Malaysia).