Facts about the ringgit?
> The first was in June 1967, then in 1982, followed by 1996 and 2012.
> Bank Negara started to use the RM abbreviation only in 1996. Prior to that, the currency carried the $ sign.
> Malaysia first $1,000 was introduced in Sept 1967, three months after the first series of banknotes was issued.
> In 1982, the $20 and $500 notes were released as new Malaysian currency. The RM2 note was introduced in 1996.
> The RM500 and RM1,000 notes were taken out of circulation during
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taken out of the country in bulk. > In all Malaysian banknotes, the Agong’s portrait is in front with the Bank Negara Kijang Emas logo on the back. They are still being used today but the design for the Kijang Emas logo has evolved. > Unknown to many, the $5 released in 1982, which featured Istana Negara, was recalled as the nautical flagpost in front of the palace resembled a cross. It was replaced with a new note which has a straight flagpole. The recalled $5 is now a collector’s item and is worth five times its face value. > The he RM2 note was released in 1996 but was discontinued and taken out of circulation six years later.
> In 2004, a new RM5 polymer note was introduced. It has the same features as the RM5 note released in 1996 but with a distinct transparent window. Eight years later, the RM1 was also replaced with the polymer notes notes.