20 Ringgit

Features

Issuer	Malaysia
Issuing entity	Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia)
Period	Federal elective constitutional monarchy (1963-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	2011-2025
Value	20 Ringgit 20 MYR = USD 5.01
Currency	Ringgit (1967-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	145 × 65 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Number	N# 202043
References	P# 54 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Obverse

Multishade orange, dark brown, red, and green print.
Portrait of Tuanku Abdul Rahman at right, hibiscus flower at left-centre.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA

20

WANG INI SAH DIPERLAKUKAN DENGAN NILAI

RINGGIT MALAYSIA

Translation: National Bank of Malaysia, This note is legal tender for value, Malaysian Ringgit

Reverse

Multishade orange and dark brown print; serial numbers black and red.
Central Bank of Malaysia coat of arms at top-left corner.
Scene of a hawksbill and a leatherback turtle swimming in the ocean with fish and coral reef in the background.

Scripts: Arabic, Latin

Lettering:
بڠک نݢارا مليسيا

ريڠڬيت مليسيا

ʀᴍ20

Translation: National Bank of Malaysia, Malaysian Ringgit

Watermark

Tuanku Abdul Rahman with electrotype numeral 20

Signatures

Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz (DZAA)	Governor
Datuk Muhammad bin Ibrahim (DMI)	Governor
Datuk Nor Shamsiah binti Mohd Yunus (DNSMY)	Governor
Abdul Rashid Ghaffour (ARG)	Governor

Comments

UV activity:

Under backlight the whole security strip can be read. Three inscriptions can be seen: “RM” and “20” and “BNM” with “20” underneath:

The security strip has a multicolour tone, the colours switch between a bright lime green, darker green, and blue when the note is tilted.

The note has two patches of gold iridescent ink on the reverse side. When the note is tilted you can read “RM20” on each patch:

Those iridescent ink patches absorb UV light, hence they appear dark under UV.

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Date	Signatures	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
ND (2011-2016)	DZAA	$ 4.90	$ 4.90	$ 4.90	$ 6.00	$ 9.60	P# 54a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).		62%
ND (2012-2016)	DZAA						P# 54ar Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Replacement note	2%
ND (2016)	DMI		$ 0.23	$ 5.20	$ 5.70	$ 6.70	P# 54b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).		16%
ND (2016)	DMI						P# 54br Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Replacement note	1.3%
ND (2022)	DNSMY			$ 5.20	$ 7.00	$ 8.10	P# 54c Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).		13%
ND (2022)	DNSMY						P# 54cr Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Replacement note	0.5%
ND (2024-2025)	ARG					$ 5.40	P# 54d Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).		6%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 147 Lot 278	17 Dec 2024	Undetermined	UNC	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 132 Lot 200	17 Jul 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 5.80 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 83 Lot 1455	20 May 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 9.28 (EUR 8.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 178 Lot 243	13 Dec 2025	Undetermined		Unsold
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