Bank Negara Malaysia
1 articleBank Negara Malaysia is Malaysia's central bank and the institution responsible for ringgit monetary policy and currency management. It issues banknotes and coins, manages reserves, supervises financial institutions, regulates payment systems and supports financial stability, including the country's Islamic-finance framework. Policy decisions are made through its monetary governance structure. The bank is the authority behind MYR but remains separate from the ringgit as a monetary unit and from commercial financial providers.
Malaysia's 1971 50 sen coin: The hidden tools that shaped its edge
A steel tool set used to stamp the edge lettering on Malaysia's 1971 50 sen coin has come to light. Collectors now get a rare look at the machinery behind a major shift in the country's coin production.