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1000 Ringgit
| Issuer | Bank Negara Malaysia |
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| Year | 1987-1995 |
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| Value | 1000 Ringgit |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Rahman in traditional royal regalia at right, set within an intricate guilloche underprint in green and blue tones. The large intaglio denomination numeral "1000" appears at lower left, with the value "SERIBU RINGGIT" in bold lettering at centre, flanked by decorative geometric and floral vignettes. A signature of the Bank Governor appears below the central inscription, with the serial number printed vertically at left in red. |
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| Protection description | the kijang (deer) head visible when held to light; embedded security thread running vertically through the note. |
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Malaysia withdrew all 1000 Ringgit notes from circulation in 1999, along with the 500 Ringgit, as part of a sweeping anti-money laundering measure introduced by Bank Negara following the 1997–98 Asian financial crisis. The official line was to curtail large-denomination cash transactions used in tax evasion and corruption. Both denominations were demonetized on 1 July 1999, giving the public only weeks to exchange them at commercial banks — a tight window that ensured a meaningful percentage never returned.
Dual printing contracts split between De La Rue and Giesecke & Devrient were common for high-value Malaysian issues of this period, a hedge against supply disruption.