Malaysia Museum’s Marvels of Money

Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery (BNMMAG) has six distinctive galleries – the Children’s Gallery, Bank Negara Malaysia Gallery, Economics Gallery, Islamic Finance Gallery, Numismatics Gallery, and Art Gallery – and is designed to bring Malaysia’s economic journey to life while celebrating the central bank’s role in nation-building and its commitment to numismatics and support for the arts.

Numismatic Gallery

At the heart of the experience is the Numismatics Gallery, an exploration of money’s evolution, from barter systems, animal-shaped currency, and tin ingots to the Malay Sultanates, colonial powers, the Japanese occupation, and Malaysia’s postindependence designs.

The story concludes with The World of Currencies, a colourful showcase of banknotes from around the globe.

Children’s Gallery 

Complementing this journey is the Children’s Gallery, accessed through the RM1 Million Tunnel, a passage embedded with RM1 million worth of Malaysian banknotes. These notes, ranging from 1 to 1,000 ringgits, represent all four series of Malaysian currency and are carefully layered between sheets of acrylic, highlighting the nation’s monetary heritage.