Editing Malaysian ringgit (section)

=== Before independence ===

The [[Spanish dollar|Spanish-American silver dollar]] brought over by the [[Manila galleons]] was the primary currency for international trade, used in Asia and the Americas from the 16th to 19th centuries; it was eventually called the ''ringgit''. The various dollars introduced in the 19th century were itself derived from the [[Spanish dollar]]: the [[Straits dollar]], [[Sarawak dollar]] and the [[British North Borneo dollar]]. From these dollars were derived their successor currencies the [[Malayan dollar]] and the [[Malaya and British Borneo dollar]], and eventually the modern-day Malaysian ringgit, [[Singapore dollar]] and [[Brunei dollar]].