The Third Series of Banknotes
On 5 February 1996, BNM introduced the RM2 banknote, which was the first denomination of a new Malaysian banknote to be designed with the Vision 2020 theme. Depictions of the country’s rapid economic development and achievements were introduced for the first time in the banknotes of this series. The other denominations were issued as follows:
| Currency Denomination | Date of Issue |
|---|---|
| RM10 | 19 January 1998 |
| RM50 | 20 July 1998 |
| RM100 | 26 October 1998 |
| RM5 | 27 September 1999 |
| RM1 | 8 November 2000 |
A number of security features were introduced in this series of banknotes. There are rainbow-coloured security threads printed with `BNM’ and the respective denominations on the banknotes, as well as three-dimensional watermark portraits. Additionally, the banknotes have an anti-duplication feature known as PEAK (Printed and Embossed Anti-copy Key), a fibre thread and a novel serial number that is printed vertically at the top left corner in black pendarfluor magnetic ink and horizontally on the right in red pendarfluor ink. The RM10, RM50 and RM100 banknotes have an extra feature, an optical variable holographic band known as LEAD (Long-lasting Economical Anti-copy Device).
Banknotes of this series carry the signatures of three different BNM Governors, namely, Tan Sri Ahmad Mohd Don (in office 1994-1998), Tan Sri Ali Abul Hassan Sulaiman (1998-2000), and Tan Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz (2000-2016).
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