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Collection Malaysia #353

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1 MYR

Malaysia 1990_present VF P-27b AI extracted ✦ AI 93%
Front · IMG_6895.HEIC cropped
Back · IMG_6896.HEIC cropped
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Identity

Where & when

Country Malaysia
Currency MYR
Denomination 1
Series name Fifth Series
Series year
Issue year
Era 1990_present
Legal status demonetized
Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Reverse subject Tugu Peringatan Negara (National Monument)
Watermark Portrait of Tuanku Abdul Rahman in clear field at right
Color palette #c8d4d8,#b8a0a8,#8b6f8b
Themes monarch,military,commemorative,architecture
Language / script Latin script, Jawi script

Front: Tugu Peringatan Negara (National Monument) in Kuala Lumpur, a bronze sculpture designed by Felix de Weldon and completed in 1966 to commemorate those who died in Malaysia's struggle for freedom, principally during the Malayan Emergency and World War II. The monument depicts seven soldiers representing the struggle for independence and features a 15.54-metre-tall sculpture group. Inscription 'THOMAS DE LA RUE' appears at bottom left.

Back: Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad (1895-1960), the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Supreme Head of State) of the Federation of Malaya, who served from 1957 to 1960. He was the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan and played a key role in Malaysia's independence. The portrait shows him wearing traditional Malay royal regalia with the distinctive tengkolok (ceremonial headgear). The denomination 'SATU RINGGIT' (One Ringgit) appears prominently.

Production

How it was made

Issuer Bank Negara Malaysia
Issuer (native) بڠک نݢارا مليسيا
Printer Thomas De La Rue
Engraver
Material paper
Dimensions (mm) 130x65

Signatures: Governor: signature visible but name not clearly legible

Security features: watermark,security_thread,microprint,intaglio

Geography

Malaysia in Asia

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

The story

Background & history

This note belongs to the Fifth Series of Malaysian banknotes issued by Bank Negara Malaysia between 1986 and 1989. This series maintained traditional Malaysian iconography featuring the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong and national landmarks. The 1 Ringgit denomination was later replaced by coins in 1993, and these notes were gradually withdrawn from circulation and fully demonetized by 1999. The series was printed by Thomas De La Rue (as marked on the note) and featured advanced security features for its era. Serial number CL5536535 visible with prefix 'CL'. The note exhibits the deer (mouse-deer/kancil) emblem within a guilloche pattern at upper left, a common motif in Malaysian currency symbolizing alertness and agility.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # 27b
Krause ID
Rarity tier common
Series range 1986-1989
Provenance

How it came to me

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Condition
Grade VF
Serial number CL5536535
Serial prefix CL

Note shows moderate circulation with visible creases and handling marks, some light soiling in watermark area, but all design elements remain clear and intact

Valuation

What it's worth now

$2–$5
Type default range $2–$5
Valuation history (1)
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2026-05-10 06:33:38 2.0 5.0 USD ai from claude-sonnet-4-5
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AI extractions (1)
anthropic · claude-sonnet-4-5 2026-05-10 06:33:38
status: ok · step 1 · $0.0411 · 7337↓ + 1270↑ tokens
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