MALAYSIA 3 rd. WORLD CUP HOCKEY 1975 MEDALLIONS.
The third Hockey World Cup Competition
The third Hockey World Cup was held at Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from March 1-19, 1975.
Three beautiful Malaysia 3 rd. World Cup Hockey 1975 medallions were made to commemorate Malaysia’s hosting of the prestigious Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur in 1975.
A Gold; weight:12.00gm,
Silver weight: 30.00gm .925 Sterling silver and a
Copper weight :24.57gm.
There were minted by Birmingham London Mint,UK.
Sifu Mr.Tan Tai Seng tole me, it was a limited editions, during the day of launching, a Japanese offered to buy all medals but was refused by the person in charged.
I was promised by a medallions collector who owns a Malaysia 3rd World Cup Hockey 1975 Gold medallion,he will shows it to me and allowed me to take a photo.
Sifu Tony Aw said he believed not more then 30 pieces of the gold medallions are available now.
In the same year,two stamps were issued to commemorate Malaysia’s hosting of the prestigious Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur in 1975.
The third Hockey World Cup was held at Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from March 1-19, 1975.
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| Malaysia 3 rd. World Cup Hockey 1975.Bronze Medallions.Obverse. (Dickson Niew Collection) |
This was the first time a Hockey World Cup was hosted at an Asian country.Malaysia qualified for the semifinals, hockey-fever gripped the nation and national players like Poon Fook Loke became household names, but Malaysia lost out to India (2-3) in a capicity crowd of 40,000 turned up at Merdeka Stadium and had to settle for the third and fourth placings playoff. We lost by a solitary goal to West Germany and emerged 4th place in the tournament.
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| Malaysia 3 rd. World Cup Hockey 1975.Bronze Medallions.Reverse. (Dickson Niew Collection) |
That was the highest ranking and the highest achievement ever achieved by Malaysian hockey in a world competition.It remains the best achievement by the Malaysian hockey team until today.
India won the third hockey world cup against Pakistan, ( Scored 2-1)
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| Malaysia 3 rd. World Cup Hockey 1975. Silver Medallions.Obverse. (Dickson Niew Collection) |
A Gold; weight:12.00gm,
Silver weight: 30.00gm .925 Sterling silver and a
Copper weight :24.57gm.
There were minted by Birmingham London Mint,UK.
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| Malaysia 3 rd. World Cup Hockey 1975. Silver Medallions.Reverse. (Dickson Niew Collection) |
I was promised by a medallions collector who owns a Malaysia 3rd World Cup Hockey 1975 Gold medallion,he will shows it to me and allowed me to take a photo.
Sifu Tony Aw said he believed not more then 30 pieces of the gold medallions are available now.
In the same year,two stamps were issued to commemorate Malaysia’s hosting of the prestigious Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur in 1975.
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Malaysia - 30c
3rd World Cup Hockey Championships 01.03.1975 |
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Malaysia - 75c
3rd World Cup Hockey Championships 01.03.1975 |
Hi Dickson,
ReplyDeleteWe have these two medallions too.
But never knew there is a gold one.
Wonder if its solid gold and the same size as the silver and bronze type?
Thanks a lot for sharing, Dickson :)
Dear whycollect,
ReplyDeleteI saw your Blog on these two medallions.
Gold medallion,I was told it was about the size of our Bunga Raya 20 Cents,12gm in weigh.
Hope to take a picture soon!
Anxiously waiting to see the gold version.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dickson :)