RM20 (Siri keempat)
Dua spesies penyu terkenal dan hanya dijumpai di perairan Malaysia iaitu Penyu Karah (Eretmochelys imbricata) dan Penyu Belimbing (Dermochelys coriacea), yang juga merupakan lambang hidupan laut yang pelbagai dan berwarna-warni di perairan tropika kita, dipaparkan pada wang kertas RM20 baharu.
Penyu Karah mudah dikenali melalui muncungnya yang melengkung dan kulitnya yang bersisik manakala Penyu Belimbing pula mempunyai kulit yang keras dan tujuh jaluran pada cangkerangnya.
Kewujudan penyu-penyu ini memberi peringatan bahawa kehidupan mereka bergantung pada imbangan aktiviti manusia dan pemuliharaan hidupan laut yang perlu dikendalikan dengan bijaksana.
Ciri – Ciri Keselamatan
Click on any of the numbered features on the notes below for further detail:
Intaglio (1)
Feel the raised printing effect by touch.
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Watermark Potrait (2)
Look at the banknote against white light and observe : watermark portrait and numeral 20

Perfect see-through register (3)
Look at the banknote against white light and observe : complete formation of numeral 20


Colour shifting security thread (4)
Tilt the banknotes and observe :
- the woven security thread changes colour from blue to red
- continuous dark line with micro text BNM20

Coloured glossy patch (5)
Tilt the banknotes and observe : a gold-coloured stripe with text RM20

Micro letterings (6)
Check using magnifier and UV light for the following : intaglio micro letterings
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Two colour fluorescent element (7)
Check using magnifier and UV light for the following : image of Turtle with numeral 20, appear in red and yellow colour

Text and logo (8)
Check using magnifier and UV light for the following : stag motif and a rectangle with text ‘BNM20’

Security fibers (9)
Check using magnifier and UV light for the following : visible scatterred in red, yellow and blue colours

Tarikh kemaskini: 05 April 2020
Sumber: Bank Negara Malaysia