The third series of Malaysian ringgit notes was introduced in 2012 as a transitional issue, retaining the general design language of the 1996 second series but incorporating updated security features. By this point Bank Negara had already been developing its polymer-based fourth series, which ultimately launched in 2012 as well — making these late cotton-paper high-denomination notes a brief overlap issue rather than a long-running workhorse.
A print run of just over twelve million is modest for a central bank hundred-unit note over a seven-year span. Circulated examples tend to show heavy soil along the folds.
The third series of Malaysian ringgit notes was introduced in 2012 as a transitional issue, retaining the general design language of the 1996 second series but incorporating updated security features. By this point Bank Negara had already been developing its polymer-based fourth series, which ultimately launched in 2012 as well — making these late cotton-paper high-denomination notes a brief overlap issue rather than a long-running workhorse.
A print run of just over twelve million is modest for a central bank hundred-unit note over a seven-year span. Circulated examples tend to show heavy soil along the folds.