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10 MYR

Malaysia 1990_present VF P-P-29 Needs review ✦ AI 92%
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Identity

Where & when

Country Malaysia
Currency MYR
Denomination 10
Series name Fourth series
Series year
Issue year
Era 1990_present
Legal status demonetized
Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Reverse subject Kuala Lumpur Railway Station
Watermark Portrait of Yang di-Pertuan Agong in clear field
Color palette #d2a679,#8b4513,#f5deb3
Themes monarch,architecture,transport
Language / script Latin

Front: Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, built between 1910-1917 in British Raj Mogul style architecture, designed by Arthur Benison Hubback. The station features distinctive Indo-Saracenic design with minarets, domes, and Moorish arches, combining Eastern and Western architectural traditions. It served as the main railway hub of Kuala Lumpur until KL Sentral opened in 2001. The station is accompanied by the national flower, hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Bunga Raya), Malaysia's national floral emblem.

Back: Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Supreme Head of State), the constitutional monarch of Malaysia. The position rotates every five years among the nine hereditary Malay state rulers. The portrait depicts the monarch wearing traditional royal regalia and headdress. The text 'SATU RINGGIT' denotes one Malaysian ringgit in the Malay language, reflecting Malaysia's constitutional framework established at independence in 1957.

Production

How it was made

Issuer Bank Negara Malaysia
Issuer (native)
Printer Thomas De La Rue
Engraver
Material paper
Dimensions (mm) 140x69

Security features: thread,intaglio,microprint

Geography

Malaysia in Asia

Malaysia in Asia. Other countries on the same continent shown in muted grey.

The story

Background & history

Fourth series Bank Negara Malaysia notes, issued 1989-1999, replaced the third series and preceded the introduction of polymer notes. This design was printed by Thomas De La Rue (as indicated on the front). The series featured the Yang di-Pertuan Agong portrait on all denominations with various Malaysian landmarks on the obverse. The Kuala Lumpur Railway Station was chosen for the 10 ringgit note as a symbol of Malaysia's development and infrastructure modernization. These notes were gradually withdrawn from circulation starting in 1999 when the fifth series was introduced. Serial number AK1308784 indicates a standard production note with prefix 'AK'. No documented serial-year encoding is known for Bank Negara Malaysia fourth series notes; year attribution relies on documented series circulation period.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # P-29
Krause ID
Rarity tier common
Series range 1989-1999
Provenance

How it came to me

Acquired date
Acquired from
Acquired price
Currency
Condition
Grade VF
Serial number AK1308784
Serial prefix AK

Note appears circulated with visible handling wear and some fading to colors, particularly on the reverse

Valuation

What it's worth now

$5–$15
Type default range $5–$15
Valuation history (1)
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2026-05-10 06:33:36 5.0 15.0 USD ai from claude-sonnet-4-5
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AI extractions (1)
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