Bank Negara Malaysia began issuing currency notes in June 1967. These banknotes were in five denominations: $1, $5, $10, $50 and $100. A $1,000 denomination note was issued on 2 September 1968.
The basic design of these banknotes was common across all denominations. The obverse depicted a portrait of His Majesty the first King, together with the words `Bank Negara Malaysia’. The words `legal tender’, the face value and the signature of Tun Ismail bin Mohamed Ali, the first Malaysian appointed as the Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, appeared on the obverse of these banknotes. The reverse had the Bank Negara Malaysia logo, with a background of geometrical designs.
The banknotes’ security features included a tiger’s head watermark on the left and a security thread on the right. Source: BNM
1 Ringgit banknote
10 Ringgit banknote
Signature of the 2nd Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia Tun Ismail bin Mohamed Ali (Julai 1962 - Julai 1980)
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