Only banknotes and coins issued by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) are legal tender (i.e. can be used legally in Malaysia).The banknotes and coins must not be defaced for it to be legal tender. In the case of coins, there are limits to which you can use them to make payments.(The table on the right indicates the maximum limits that you can use coins to make payments.) However, there is no limit in using banknotes to make payments.