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1 Ringgit
| Issuer | Bank Negara Malaysia |
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| Year | 2011-2025 |
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| Printer | De La Rue, Żejtun, Malta (1975-date) |
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| Reverse lettering | بڠک نݢارا مليسيا ريڠڬيت مليسيا (Translation: National Bank of Malaysia, Malaysian Ringgit) |
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| Protection description | Denomination numeral printed within an integrated clear window on the polymer substrate |
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| Comments |
Malaysia's move to polymer for the 1 Ringgit was driven largely by the note's punishing circulation rate — low-denomination notes in humid tropical climates destroy cotton-linen stock far faster than in temperate countries, and the RBN series that preceded this issue had a notoriously short lifespan. Polymer extended expected note life from roughly two years to six or more.
De La Rue's Malta facility, operating from Żejtun since the mid-1970s, handles a significant share of the world's polymer security printing. The clear window incorporated into this note is a heat-fused element intrinsic to the substrate, not an applied patch — a distinction that matters when assessing forgery attempts, several of which have circulated in peninsular Malaysia using photocopied paper stock with a crude cutout in place of the genuine window.