KUALA LUMPUR: Seen as a means of boosting financial security and the economy, Malaysia's Central Bank (Bank Negara) announced in statement that the country would see the return of the RM20 note into the market. Previously, the RM20 had existed in the country, but was canceled in 1995 after 13 years. In the statement, Bank Negara said it “would be re-introduced and circulated together with the denominations of RM1, RM5, RM10 and RM100.” The existing notes of these denominations remain legal tender and will continue to be circulated. The current RM50 banknote, issued in December 2007, remains in circulation. The bank said the new series “use the latest technology to enhance security features, including shadow image, clear window, watermark portraits with pixel and highlighted numerals. “The other features are color shifting security thread, micro lens thread, perfect see-through register and colored glossy patch,” it added. Local banks will be now scrambling to incorporate the new tender into their ATM services, with the Bank encouraging operators to recalibrate their machines as soon as possible to accept the new notes.
