Malaysian Five Ringgit Banknote

Country: Malaysia
Issuer: Bank Negara Malaysia
Type: Horizontal note
Material: Polymer
Size: 135 × 65 mm
Signature: Zeti Akhtar Aziz
Serial: AL 2 5 9 1 5 2 8

The story

The front shows Tuanku Abdul Rahman, the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong, or Supreme Head of State, of the Federation, with the bunga raya hibiscus, Malaysia’s national flower, and woven songket patterns. The back shows two rhinoceros hornbills, one of the largest hornbill species, found in low numbers across Malaysia’s rainforests. The Bank Negara emblem uses the Kijang Emas, a barking deer taken from an old Kelantan gold coin.

Front

Portrait of Tuanku Abdul Rahman wearing a tengkolok royal headdress with a star-and-crescent emblem, red-orange bunga raya hibiscus flower, songket weaving patterns, clear window with a hornbill-in-ornament design and a star-and-crescent motif, Governor’s signature with printed title “Gabenor”, “Wang ini sah diperlakukan dengan nilai” text

Back

Pair of rhinoceros hornbills perched on a mossy branch in a rainforest with a small bird in flight, Bank Negara Malaysia shield logo with a Kijang Emas deer, Jawi script “Bank Negara Malaysia” and “Ringgit Malaysia”, clear window with hornbill-in-ornament design