Malaysian ringgit

Malaysian ringgit

Ringgit Malaysia (Malay) ريڠݢيت مليسيا‎ (Jawi)
Currently issued Malaysian ringgit notes and coins, in use since 2012
ISO 4217
Code	MYR (numeric: 458)
Subunit	0.01
Unit
Plural	The language(s) of this currency do(es) not have a morphological plural distinction.
Symbol	RM‎
Denominations
Subunit
1⁄100	sen
Nickname
sen	kupang (1⁄10 subunit, notably in Kedah and northern Peninsular Malaysia)
Banknotes
Freq. used	RM1, RM5, RM10, RM20, RM50, RM100
Rarely used	RM2 (discontinued, still legal tender); RM60, RM600 (commemorative)
Coins
Freq. used	5, 10, 20, 50 sen
Rarely used	1 sen, RM1 (both discontinued, still legal tender)
Demographics
Date of introduction	12 June 1967
Replaced	Malaya and British Borneo dollar
User(s)	Malaysia
Issuance
Central bank	Central Bank of Malaysia
Website	www.bnm.gov.my
Mint	Royal Mint of Malaysia
Valuation
Inflation	1.8% (2024)
Source	Department of Statistics, Malaysia

The Malaysian ringgit (/ˈrɪŋɡɪt/; plural: ringgit; symbol: RM; currency code: MYR; Malay name: Ringgit Malaysia; formerly the Malaysian dollar) is the currency of Malaysia. Issued by the Central Bank of Malaysia, it is divided into 100 cents (Malay: sen).