Kuala Lampur, July 16 -- KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 - Three Malaysian coins have drawn unexpected attention after appearing in a weekly artefact spotlight by the United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

The coins - a 20 sen piece from 2018, a 10 sen coin from 2017, and a 5 sen coin from 2018 - were featured on the CIA's official X account, where the agency regularly highlights curious or meaningful items from its archives.

They were discovered at the base of the Nathan Hale statue located outside the CIA's original headquarters in Langley, Virginia.

Each coin carried small, distinctive illustrations: the 20 sen coin featured a stick figure, the 10 sen coin appeared to depict a woman or child, while the 5 sen coin bore what looked l...