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Malaysia
 
    
 

 

Country overview

 

 

Malaysia
Capital Kuala Lumpur
Population (millions) 25.3
Area (sq km) 329,750
GDP per capita (USD PPP) 14,500

 

 

Polymer overview

 

 

Country ranking 10th All varieties 4
Year of the first polymer issue 1998 Proof 0
Number of polymer issues 2 Specimen 2
Current status Polymer and paper Regular 2
New polymer issues expected? Yes Replacement 0

 

 

General information

 

 

 

The Central Bank of Malaysia

Bank Negara Malaysia (Bahasa Malaysia)
 

 

 

 
Governor (Gabenor)

Ahmad Mohd Don
(01.05.94 to 01.09.98)

Zeti Akhtar Aziz
(01.05.00 to date)
 

 

 

 

Currency management and operations in Malaysia

By Mohd Fariz Mohd Yusof, BNM (2005).

 

Guidelines on quality standards for Malaysian currency

 

The Central Bank of Malaysia Annual reports: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007.
 

 

Bank notes

 

COUNTRY S CURRENCY DENOMINATION SIZE PICK PRINTER POLYMER
Malaysia 1 Ringgit 50 152x76 P45 NPA Guardian®

S DATE_1 DATE_2 SIGNATORY DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE PICS
1S1  98 not given Mohd Don KL/98 000000 no data not given F  B
images from BNM
1R1  98 1998 Mohd Don 500,000 €33.50
 F  B
 

 

Issued on 01.06.98. This document contains information on the RM50 polymer bank note as presented by BNM in the issue folder. General information on the RM50 commemorative polymer bank note by BNM.

 

 

Malaysia, 50 Ringgits, issued in 1998. Issued to commemorate the XVI Commonwealth Games, held in Malaysia in 1998. Front: The first King of Malaysia, Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong, at right. Prominent landmarks of the Kuala Lumpur (KL) city skyline in the centre: the Petronas Twin Towers, the KL Tower, and the Malayan Railway Administration Building in the Moorish colonial style. The KL International Airport is featured as the central backdrop. The artist's impression of the Multimedia Super Corridor connecting KL to Putrajaya, Cyberjaya and the new KL International Airport at right. Back: The Stadium Utama Bukit Jalil.

 

 

Kuala Lumpur 98-XVI Commonwealth Games RM50 commemorative polymer bank note (1998)

 

COUNTRY S CURRENCY DENOMINATION SIZE PICK PRINTER POLYMER
Malaysia 2 Ringgit 5 135x65 P47 NPA Guardian®

S DATE_1 DATE_2 SIGNATORY DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE PICS
2S1 none not given Akhtar Aziz . no data not given F  B
2R1  none 2004 Akhtar Aziz est. 160,000,000 €2.50
 F  B
 

 

Issued on 26.10.04. A presentation of the RM5 polymer bank note by Bank Negara Malaysia. Assistant Governor's speech at the launching of RM5 polymer bank note.

 

 

Prefix chart for Malaysia S2R1
CA CB CC CD CE CF CG CH
CJ CK CL CM CN CP CQ CR
CS CT CU          

Prefixes from CA to CU (without CI and CO) are known.

 

 

Malaysia, 5 Ringgits, issued in 2004. The theme of this series of Malaysian bank notes is Wawasan or Vision 2020 and it reflects Malaysia’s economic development and achievement towards a fully-developed country. The clear window incorporates an image of the Prime Minister's office at Putrajaya. Hibiscus, the national flower of Malaysia, can be seen along the top and bottom margin on both sides. Front: The first King of Malaysia, Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong, at right. Back: The construction sector is depicted by landmark buildings, the KL International Airport, the Petronas Twin Towers, and a map showing Putrajaya and Cyberjava.

 

 

Bank issues RM5 polymer bank notes (2004)

 

 

BNM issues 80m RM5 polymer bank notes (2004)

New RM5 bank notes with polymer technology (2004)

Polymer RM5 notes now in circulation (2004)