historical background of Malaysia 1st to 4th Series banknote
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 wordslegal 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.
With the official implementation of the new spelling system for Bahasa Malaysia (the national language of Malaysia) on 16 August 1972, Bank Negara Malaysia began using the new spelling system in the printing of its banknotes, but retained the existing designs.
The changes in spelling were as follows:-
| Currency Denomination | Old Spelling | New Spelling |
|---|---|---|
| $1 hingga $1,000 | GABENUR | GABENOR (Governor) |
| $1 hingga $1,000 | DI-PERLAKUKAN | DIPERLAKUKAN (tender) |
| $10 | SA-PULOH | SEPULUH (ten) |
| $50 | LIMA PULOH | LIMA PULUH (fifty) |
| $100 | SA-RATUS | SERATUS (one hundred) |
| $1000 | SA-RIBU | SERIBU (one thousand) |
In early 1982, banknotes in denominations of $1, $5, $10, $50, $100 and $1000 were issued with the signatures of the second Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Tan Sri Abdul Aziz bin Haji Taha. The other characteristics and patterns were the same as those of banknotes issued between 1967 and 1982.
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