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  2. Malaysian ringgit - Wikipedia

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    The banknotes were in the denominations of 60 ringgit and 600 ringgit. The 60 ringgit note was also made available in a 3-in-1 format. [56] The 600 ringgit note is the largest legal tender banknote in terms of size to be issued in the world, measuring 370mm by 220mm. [57]

  3. Malayan dollar - Wikipedia

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    The Malayan dollar (Malay: ringgit, Jawi: رڠڬيت) was the currency of the British colonies and protectorates in Malaya and Brunei until 1953. It was introduced in 1939, replacing the Straits dollar at par, with 1 dollar = two shillings four pence sterling (60 dollars = 7 pounds).

  4. Malaya and British Borneo dollar - Wikipedia

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    The Currency Ordinance No. 44 of 1952 of the Crown Colony of Singapore, No. 33 of 1951 of the Federation of Malaya, No. 10 of 1951 of North Borneo and No. 1 of 1951 of Sarawak implemented an agreement between those governments and the State of Brunei for the establishment of a Board of Commissioners of Currency to be the sole issuing authority in British Malaya and British Borneo.

  5. Economic history of Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    One of the most significant events in the history of the Malaysian economy was the Asian financial crisis, which caused Malaysia's GDP to shrink from US$100.8 billion in 1996 to US$72.2 billion in 1998. The Malaysian economy's GDP did not recover to 1996 levels until 2003. [17] The year 1997 saw drastic changes in Malaysia.

  6. 1997 Asian financial crisis - Wikipedia

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    Thailand triggered the crisis on 2 July and on 3 July, the Bangko Sentral intervened to defend the peso, raising the overnight rate from 15% to 32% at the onset of the Asian crisis in mid-July 1997. The peso dropped from 26 pesos per dollar at the start of the crisis to 46.50 pesos in early 1998 to 53 pesos as in July 2001. [58]

  7. Straits dollar - Wikipedia

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    One Straits one dollar banknote from 1935 One Straits one cent coin from 1920. The Straits dollar was the currency of the Straits Settlements from 1898 until 1939. [1] At the same time, it was also used in the Federated Malay States, the Unfederated Malay States, Kingdom of Sarawak, Brunei, and British North Borneo.

  8. Commemorative banknote - Wikipedia

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    Commemorative banknotes of the Malaysian ringgit; Commemorative banknotes of the Philippine peso; Commemorative banknotes of the Singapore dollar; Commemorative banknotes of the Sri Lankan rupee; Commemorative banknotes of the Thai baht; Commemorative banknotes of the Vietnamese dong

  9. Peso - Wikipedia

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    The peso is the monetary unit of several Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, as well as the Philippines. Originating in the Spanish Empire , the word peso translates to "weight". In most countries of the Americas, the symbol commonly known as dollar sign , "$", was originally used as an abbreviation of "pesos" and later adopted by the ...