Singapore
Singapore new 20-dollar commemorative note (B219) reportedly introduced 05.06.2019
05 06, 2019 11:50 Category: East and Southeast Asia | Commemorative
According to a press release dated 5 June 2019, this 20-dollar note commemorates Singapore’s bicentennial. The back of the note showcases eight pioneering individuals who were part of a broad cast who arrived from different lands and made significant contributions to nation building in diverse areas ranging from education, culture, and community service to sports and defending Singapore. This note was designed by Eng Siak Loy and Weng Ziyan. Four million notes will be introduced into circulation at face value, packaged with a special folder. Additionally, 5,000 uncut sheets of three notes will be sold as numismatic products.
Courtesy of Lieu Siang Ping, Claudio Marana, Aidan Work, KK Lim, César David Zuluaga Cárdenas, Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online).
Courtesy of Lieu Siang Ping, Claudio Marana, Aidan Work, KK Lim, César David Zuluaga Cárdenas, Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online).
Singapore new symbol (three stars) 50-dollar note (B205j) confirmed
12 01, 2019 09:31 Category: East and Southeast Asia
Like B205i, but three stars below ARTS on back. Prefix 5LD.
Courtesy of Tan Wei Jie (http://www.tanwj.com).
Singapore new symbol 100-dollar note (B206h) confirmed
28 12, 2018 08:45 Category: East and Southeast Asia
Like B206g, but three stars below YOUTH on back. Prefix 3BL.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Singapore new symbol 2-dollar note (B208l) confirmed
22 04, 2018 08:23 Category: East and Southeast Asia
Like B208k, but new symbol (three solid stars) below EDUCATION on back. Prefix 6GQ.
Courtesy of Thomas Oon.
Singapore new symbol (one diamond) 5-dollar note (B209e) confirmed
10 02, 2018 08:05 Category: East and Southeast Asia
Like B209d, but one diamond on back. Prefix 5AK.
Courtesy of KK Lim ().
Singapore new symbol 100-dollar note (B206i) confirmed
05 02, 2018 11:33 Category: East and Southeast Asia
Like B206h, but with two stars at lower left back.
Courtesy of KK Lim ().
Singapore new symbol 10-dollar note (B210m) confirmed
05 02, 2018 11:30 Category: East and Southeast Asia
Like B210l, but with inverted triangle at lower left back.
Courtesy of KK Lim ().
Brunei and Singapore new 50-dollar commemorative polymer notes confirmed
07 07, 2017 08:28 Category: East and Southeast Asia | Commemorative
According to a press release dated 5 July 2017, Brunei and Singapore have both issued new 50-dollar polymer notes to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Currency Interchangeability Agreement. Brunei introduced one million notes, and Singapore introduced two million notes, all at face value. Banks in both countries offered sets of notes in complimentary folders. The commemorative notes were jointly designed by Abdul Ajihis Haji Terawih, Eng Siak Loy, and Weng Ziyan. A total of 50,000 sets of Brunei and Singapore notes bearing matching serial numbers and CIA prefixes were sold for S$300 (US$220) each beginning 12 July 2017. Uncut sheets of 3, 8, and 40 notes were also packaged for sale as numismatic products.
Courtesy of KK Lim (http://stores.ebay.com/COLLECTIBLES-ARENA).
Courtesy of KK Lim (http://stores.ebay.com/COLLECTIBLES-ARENA).
Singapore new symbol (one star) 100-dollar note (B206h) confirmed
08 02, 2017 14:59 Category: East and Southeast Asia
B206h: Like B206g, but one star below YOUTH on back. Prefix 3AA.
Courtesy of Thomas Oon.
Singapore new symbol (two stars) 2-dollar note (B208i) confirmed
22 01, 2017 11:34 Category: East and Southeast Asia
B208i: Like B208h, but with two stars below EDUCATION on back. Prefix 6AA, 6CA.
Courtesy of KK Lim ().
Singapore new symbol (two stars) 50-dollar note (B205i) confirmed
21 01, 2017 09:28 Category: East and Southeast Asia
B205i: Like B205h, but with two stars below ARTS on back. Prefix 5GE.
Courtesy of KK Lim ().
Singapore new symbol (two hollow stars) 2-dollar note (B208j) confirmed
19 01, 2017 12:49 Category: East and Southeast Asia
B208j: Like B208h, but with two hollow stars below EDUCATION on back. Prefix 6RG.
Courtesy of KK Lim ().
Singapore new symbol (solid star) 2-dollar note (B208h) confirmed
18 01, 2017 08:52 Category: East and Southeast Asia
B208h: Like B208g, but with one solid star below EDUCATION on back. Prefix 6AF.
Courtesy of KK Lim ().
Singapore new symbol (solid houses) 10-dollar note (B210j) confirmed
18 01, 2017 08:07 Category: East and Southeast Asia
B210j: Like B210i, but with two solid houses below SPORTS on back. Prefix 5FZ.
Courtesy of KK Lim ().
Singapore new symbol (solid house) 1,000-dollar note (B207h) confirmed
06 01, 2017 11:44 Category: East and Southeast Asia
B207h: Like B207g, but with one solid house below GOVERNMENT on back. Prefix 5AA.
Courtesy of Teddy Wahidin.
Singapore new symbol (one diamond) 100-dollar note (B206f) confirmed
18 08, 2016 08:21 Category: East and Southeast Asia
B206f: Like B206e, but one diamond below YOUTH on back. Intro: August 2016.
Courtesy of Tan Wei Jie (www.tanwj.com).
Singapore new symbol 10-dollar note (B210k) confirmed
23 02, 2016 11:28 Category: East and Southeast Asia
B210k: Like B210j, but with two hollow houses on back below SPORTS. Prefix 5QJ.
Courtesy of KK Lim ().
Singapore new symbol (star) 2-dollar note (B208h) confirmed
01 02, 2016 19:19 Category: East and Southeast Asia
B208h: Like B208g, but one star on back below EDUCATION. Intro: 2015.
Courtesy of Bin Hao.
Singapore new 10-dollar notes (B212b - B216b) confirmed with two diamonds on back
13 10, 2015 15:54 Category: East and Southeast Asia
All five types of the new 10-dollar polymer commemorative note have been confirmed with either one or two diamonds below the unique wording at lower left back.
Singapore two-diamond 10-dollar notes (B213b/B214b) confirmed
29 08, 2015 11:31 Category: East and Southeast Asia
B213b: Like B213a, but with two diamonds below Opportunities for All on back. Prefix 5AC.
B214b: Like B214a, but with two diamonds below Strong Families on back. Prefix 5BV.
Courtesy of Morten Brumoen.
Singapore new 10- and one 50-dollar commemorative notes (B212 - B217) confirmed
26 08, 2015 11:53 Category: East and Southeast Asia | Commemorative
According to a press release dated 18 August 2015, the Monetary Authority of Singapore unveiled a set of six commemorative banknotes celebrating SG50, Singapore’s 50 years of nation-building. The notes comprise a $50 polymer note and five $10 polymer notes.
The note designs drew inspiration from significant milestones and achievements in Singapore’s history, the multiracialism that defines the nation, and the values and aspirations that underpin Singapore’s progress. The front of both the $50 and $10 notes feature the portrait of Mr Yusof Ishak, Singapore’s first President, as in the current Portrait series notes.
The five $10 notes have a common front design and varying back designs depicting the theme ‘Vibrant Nation, Endearing Home’. Each note reflects a value or aspiration that defines this theme:
B212 (PNL): 10 dollars (US$7.70)
Red. Front: Coat of arms; lion head as registration device; gold lion head; brown 10; orchid flower; Yusof bin Ishak. Back: …regardless of race, language or religion…; orchid flower pattern underprint; eight boys and girls wearing tee shirts and shorts; lion head. Security thread shaped like Singapore island. Watermark (shadow image): Outline map of Singapore. Printer: Unknown. 141 x 69 mm. Polymer.
a. 2015. Signature 3. One diamond below regardless… on back. Prefix 5BG. Intro: 20.08.2015.
B213 (PNL): 10 dollars (US$7.70)
Red. Front: Coat of arms; lion head as registration device; gold lion head; brown 10; orchid flower; Yusof bin Ishak. Back: Opportunities for All; orchid flower pattern underprint; soccer (football) coach and three players; construction worker with blueprint; dancer; scientist with beakers and test tubes; chef wearing toque stirring wok, boy in wheelchair and two seated girls; financial trader with keyboard and stock charts on monitors; teacher pointing to Singapore on globe; lion head. Security thread shaped like Singapore island. Watermark (shadow image): Outline map of Singapore. Printer: Unknown. 141 x 69 mm. Polymer.
a. 2015. Signature 3. One diamond below Opportunities… on back. Prefix 5BL. Intro: 20.08.2015.
B214 (PNL): 10 dollars (US$7.70)
Red. Front: Coat of arms; lion head as registration device; gold lion head; brown 10; orchid flower; Yusof bin Ishak. Back: Strong Families; orchid flower pattern underprint; man reading book to child sitting in lap; man, woman, and child riding tandom bicycle with building cityscape in background; extended family seated with 50th Anniversary cake; man and woman fixing epaulettes on soldier’s uniform; lion head. Security thread shaped like Singapore island. Watermark (shadow image): Outline map of Singapore. Printer: Unknown. 141 x 69 mm. Polymer.
a. 2015. Signature 3. One diamond below Strong Families on back. Prefix 5BB. Intro: 20.08.2015.
B215 (PNL): 10 dollars (US$7.70)
Red. Front: Coat of arms; lion head as registration device; gold lion head; brown 10; orchid flower; Yusof bin Ishak. Back: Safe and Secure; orchid flower pattern underprint; Citizens on Patrol consulting brochure with police officers; solider with binoculars; soldier with clenched hand over heart; woman carrying duffle bag; pilot in flight suit; firefighter with walkie talkie; five fighter jets; lion head. Security thread shaped like Singapore island. Watermark (shadow image): Outline map of Singapore. Printer: Unknown. 141 x 69 mm. Polymer.
a. 2015. Signature 3. One diamond below Safe and Secure on back. Prefix 5BF. Intro: 20.08.2015.
B216 (PNL): 10 dollars (US$7.70)
Red. Front: Coat of arms; lion head as registration device; gold lion head; brown 10; orchid flower; Yusof bin Ishak. Back: Caring Community, Active Citizenry; orchid flower pattern underprint; two women and one man with shovel planting tree sapling; man and woman visiting elderly seated woman; two women with rollers and one man with brush painting walls and window trim; lion head. Security thread shaped like Singapore island. Watermark (shadow image): Outline map of Singapore. Printer: Unknown. 141 x 69 mm. Polymer.
a. 2015. Signature 3. One diamond below Caring Community on back. Prefix 5AX. Intro: 20.08.2015.
The $50 note highlights Singapore’s history, transformation and future. It shows Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first Prime Minister, shouting “Merdeka!” – the rallying cry of our independence struggle. The note makes distinctive use of the color gold, reflecting Singapore’s Golden Jubilee.
B217 (PNL): 50 dollars (US$38)
Gold, green, and red. Front: Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first Prime Minister, shouting “Merdeka!” – the rallying cry of independence struggle; four children; coat of arms; Yusof bin Ishak. Back: Orchid flower pattern underprint; modern buildings, automobile bridge, and four kayaks in Punggol New Town; soldiers marching past reviewing stand and flag during First National Day Parade 1966. Watermark (shadow image): Unknown. Printer: Unknown. 156 x 74 mm. Polymer.
a. 2015. Signature 3. One star below First National Day Parade 1966 on back. Prefix 50BH. Intro: 20.08.2015.
Both the $50 and $10 notes have security features that are the first of their kind in the world to be used on a currency note. The security stripe on the $50 note has a unique see-through feature with “image movement effects” that create depth to the image of Mr Lee Kuan Yew. The SG50 logo has “color-switching effects”, with the year flipping from ‘1965’ to ‘2015’. The $10 notes have a security stripe with a “switching effect” which features the Singapore Coat of Arms, SG50 logo and the years ‘1965’ and ‘2015’.
The SG50 commemorative notes were designed by four local artists and designers, namely Mr Chua Mia Tee, Mr Eng Siak Loy, Mr Weng Ziyan and Mr Fabian Lim.
The public can exchange the SG50 commemorative notes at face value at branches of nine major retail banks from 20 August 2015 onwards.
The public is advised not to rush to obtain the notes. There will be enough notes for Singaporeans. “There will be enough SG50 notes available for exchange. A total of 20 million pieces of the $50 notes and 75 million pieces of $10 notes - 15 million pieces of each design - are being printed. There is no need to rush.”, said Dr Andrew Khoo, Deputy Managing Director (Corporate Development).
Singaporeans will be given priority to exchange the notes from 20 August 2015 to 30 September 2015. During this period, Singaporeans have to present their National Registration Identification Card (NRIC) at the bank in person as proof of citizenship. From 1 October 2015 onwards, the SG50 notes will be made available to non-Singaporeans as well.
To ensure that everyone has an opportunity to exchange the SG50 commemorative notes, there will be a quota of five sets of notes (each set comprising a $50 note and five $10 notes) per transaction per individual. The public can choose to exchange any number or combination of notes subject to a maximum of five notes per design.
Members of the public can also obtain specially-designed folders to keep the commemorative notes. They can obtain one complimentary folder when they exchange for any of the commemorative currency notes. There is no minimum amount they need to exchange to obtain the folder. An additional folder will be given if two full sets of notes (each set comprising a $50 note and five $10 notes) or more are exchanged. The public can only obtain up to a maximum of two folders per transaction. The folders will be available at the banks on a first-come-first-served basis and while stocks last. The nine major retail banks have sponsored 2.8 million of these specially designed folders.
An exclusive collection of seven limited edition SG50 numismatic currency sets are available for sale. The numismatic sets are sold by Noel Gifts International Ltd (Noel Gifts). Details of the numismatic currency sets are at Annex 2. For enquiries, details on prices and orders, the public can contact Noel Gifts on 6299 1155 or place their order online at http://www.sgnumismatic.com. Sets that are oversubscribed will be subjected to balloting. Pre-orders must reach Noel Gifts by 11 September 2015 and will be available for collection by the public on 18 September 2015.
UPDATE: Apparently the name of president Yusof Ishak is misspelt "Yusok Ishak" in the folders carrying the notes and in an enclosed booklet. The notes themselves, however, feature the correct spelling. The Monetary Authority of Singapore says it will print stickers to cover the mistake with the correct spelling.
Courtesy of Tan Wei Jie and Thomas Augustsson.
The note designs drew inspiration from significant milestones and achievements in Singapore’s history, the multiracialism that defines the nation, and the values and aspirations that underpin Singapore’s progress. The front of both the $50 and $10 notes feature the portrait of Mr Yusof Ishak, Singapore’s first President, as in the current Portrait series notes.
The five $10 notes have a common front design and varying back designs depicting the theme ‘Vibrant Nation, Endearing Home’. Each note reflects a value or aspiration that defines this theme:
B212 (PNL): 10 dollars (US$7.70)
Red. Front: Coat of arms; lion head as registration device; gold lion head; brown 10; orchid flower; Yusof bin Ishak. Back: …regardless of race, language or religion…; orchid flower pattern underprint; eight boys and girls wearing tee shirts and shorts; lion head. Security thread shaped like Singapore island. Watermark (shadow image): Outline map of Singapore. Printer: Unknown. 141 x 69 mm. Polymer.
a. 2015. Signature 3. One diamond below regardless… on back. Prefix 5BG. Intro: 20.08.2015.
B213 (PNL): 10 dollars (US$7.70)
Red. Front: Coat of arms; lion head as registration device; gold lion head; brown 10; orchid flower; Yusof bin Ishak. Back: Opportunities for All; orchid flower pattern underprint; soccer (football) coach and three players; construction worker with blueprint; dancer; scientist with beakers and test tubes; chef wearing toque stirring wok, boy in wheelchair and two seated girls; financial trader with keyboard and stock charts on monitors; teacher pointing to Singapore on globe; lion head. Security thread shaped like Singapore island. Watermark (shadow image): Outline map of Singapore. Printer: Unknown. 141 x 69 mm. Polymer.
a. 2015. Signature 3. One diamond below Opportunities… on back. Prefix 5BL. Intro: 20.08.2015.
B214 (PNL): 10 dollars (US$7.70)
Red. Front: Coat of arms; lion head as registration device; gold lion head; brown 10; orchid flower; Yusof bin Ishak. Back: Strong Families; orchid flower pattern underprint; man reading book to child sitting in lap; man, woman, and child riding tandom bicycle with building cityscape in background; extended family seated with 50th Anniversary cake; man and woman fixing epaulettes on soldier’s uniform; lion head. Security thread shaped like Singapore island. Watermark (shadow image): Outline map of Singapore. Printer: Unknown. 141 x 69 mm. Polymer.
a. 2015. Signature 3. One diamond below Strong Families on back. Prefix 5BB. Intro: 20.08.2015.
B215 (PNL): 10 dollars (US$7.70)
Red. Front: Coat of arms; lion head as registration device; gold lion head; brown 10; orchid flower; Yusof bin Ishak. Back: Safe and Secure; orchid flower pattern underprint; Citizens on Patrol consulting brochure with police officers; solider with binoculars; soldier with clenched hand over heart; woman carrying duffle bag; pilot in flight suit; firefighter with walkie talkie; five fighter jets; lion head. Security thread shaped like Singapore island. Watermark (shadow image): Outline map of Singapore. Printer: Unknown. 141 x 69 mm. Polymer.
a. 2015. Signature 3. One diamond below Safe and Secure on back. Prefix 5BF. Intro: 20.08.2015.
B216 (PNL): 10 dollars (US$7.70)
Red. Front: Coat of arms; lion head as registration device; gold lion head; brown 10; orchid flower; Yusof bin Ishak. Back: Caring Community, Active Citizenry; orchid flower pattern underprint; two women and one man with shovel planting tree sapling; man and woman visiting elderly seated woman; two women with rollers and one man with brush painting walls and window trim; lion head. Security thread shaped like Singapore island. Watermark (shadow image): Outline map of Singapore. Printer: Unknown. 141 x 69 mm. Polymer.
a. 2015. Signature 3. One diamond below Caring Community on back. Prefix 5AX. Intro: 20.08.2015.
The $50 note highlights Singapore’s history, transformation and future. It shows Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first Prime Minister, shouting “Merdeka!” – the rallying cry of our independence struggle. The note makes distinctive use of the color gold, reflecting Singapore’s Golden Jubilee.
B217 (PNL): 50 dollars (US$38)
Gold, green, and red. Front: Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first Prime Minister, shouting “Merdeka!” – the rallying cry of independence struggle; four children; coat of arms; Yusof bin Ishak. Back: Orchid flower pattern underprint; modern buildings, automobile bridge, and four kayaks in Punggol New Town; soldiers marching past reviewing stand and flag during First National Day Parade 1966. Watermark (shadow image): Unknown. Printer: Unknown. 156 x 74 mm. Polymer.
a. 2015. Signature 3. One star below First National Day Parade 1966 on back. Prefix 50BH. Intro: 20.08.2015.
Both the $50 and $10 notes have security features that are the first of their kind in the world to be used on a currency note. The security stripe on the $50 note has a unique see-through feature with “image movement effects” that create depth to the image of Mr Lee Kuan Yew. The SG50 logo has “color-switching effects”, with the year flipping from ‘1965’ to ‘2015’. The $10 notes have a security stripe with a “switching effect” which features the Singapore Coat of Arms, SG50 logo and the years ‘1965’ and ‘2015’.
The SG50 commemorative notes were designed by four local artists and designers, namely Mr Chua Mia Tee, Mr Eng Siak Loy, Mr Weng Ziyan and Mr Fabian Lim.
The public can exchange the SG50 commemorative notes at face value at branches of nine major retail banks from 20 August 2015 onwards.
The public is advised not to rush to obtain the notes. There will be enough notes for Singaporeans. “There will be enough SG50 notes available for exchange. A total of 20 million pieces of the $50 notes and 75 million pieces of $10 notes - 15 million pieces of each design - are being printed. There is no need to rush.”, said Dr Andrew Khoo, Deputy Managing Director (Corporate Development).
Singaporeans will be given priority to exchange the notes from 20 August 2015 to 30 September 2015. During this period, Singaporeans have to present their National Registration Identification Card (NRIC) at the bank in person as proof of citizenship. From 1 October 2015 onwards, the SG50 notes will be made available to non-Singaporeans as well.
To ensure that everyone has an opportunity to exchange the SG50 commemorative notes, there will be a quota of five sets of notes (each set comprising a $50 note and five $10 notes) per transaction per individual. The public can choose to exchange any number or combination of notes subject to a maximum of five notes per design.
Members of the public can also obtain specially-designed folders to keep the commemorative notes. They can obtain one complimentary folder when they exchange for any of the commemorative currency notes. There is no minimum amount they need to exchange to obtain the folder. An additional folder will be given if two full sets of notes (each set comprising a $50 note and five $10 notes) or more are exchanged. The public can only obtain up to a maximum of two folders per transaction. The folders will be available at the banks on a first-come-first-served basis and while stocks last. The nine major retail banks have sponsored 2.8 million of these specially designed folders.
An exclusive collection of seven limited edition SG50 numismatic currency sets are available for sale. The numismatic sets are sold by Noel Gifts International Ltd (Noel Gifts). Details of the numismatic currency sets are at Annex 2. For enquiries, details on prices and orders, the public can contact Noel Gifts on 6299 1155 or place their order online at http://www.sgnumismatic.com. Sets that are oversubscribed will be subjected to balloting. Pre-orders must reach Noel Gifts by 11 September 2015 and will be available for collection by the public on 18 September 2015.
UPDATE: Apparently the name of president Yusof Ishak is misspelt "Yusok Ishak" in the folders carrying the notes and in an enclosed booklet. The notes themselves, however, feature the correct spelling. The Monetary Authority of Singapore says it will print stickers to cover the mistake with the correct spelling.
Courtesy of Tan Wei Jie and Thomas Augustsson.
Singapore new one-star symbol 50-dollar note (B205h) confirmed
12 08, 2015 07:21 Category: East and Southeast Asia
Singapore new 50-dollar commemorative polymer note reported
14 04, 2015 11:24 Category: East and Southeast Asia | Commemorative
According to an article in The Straits Times dated 14 April 2015, Singapore will issue a new commemorative 50-dollar polymer banknote featuring a transparent panel showing the late Lee Kuan Yew (the first Prime Minister of Singapore) with fist raised, leading the crowd with the rallying cry of "Merdeka!" which means "freedom" in Malay.
Courtesy of Stane Straus (www.polymernotes.org).
Courtesy of Stane Straus (www.polymernotes.org).
Singapore new symbol (two stars) 1,000-dollar note confirmed
29 03, 2015 08:31 Category: East and Southeast Asia
1,000 dollars, no date. Like MAS B7f, but with two stars below GOVERNMENT on back. Prefix 4AD.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Bin Hao.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Bin Hao.
Singapore new symbol 2-dollar note confirmed
10 02, 2015 21:54 Category: East and Southeast Asia
2 dollars, no date. Likbe MAS B8f, but with two diamonds below EDUCATION on back.
Courtesy of Bin Hao.
Singapore new sig/symbol 10-dollar note confirmed
05 02, 2015 09:39 Category: East and Southeast Asia
10 dollars, no date. Like MAS B10, but with hollow or solid house symbol on back, below SPORTS, and new signature (Tharman Shanmugaratnam).
Courtesy of Lim Kok Keng and Evgeny Afanasov.
Singapore new two-diamond 50-dollar note confirmed
22 09, 2014 09:42 Category: East and Southeast Asia
50 dollars, no date. Like MAS B5, but with two diamonds below ARTS on back.
Courtesy of Wei Jie.
Courtesy of Wei Jie.
Singapore urged to withdraw 10,000-dollar notes
07 07, 2014 08:19 Category: East and Southeast Asia
As previously reported, the Monetary Authority of Singapore will no longer issue the 10,000-dollar banknote (BCCS B38) as of 1 October 2014, but it will remain legal tender. However, according to a Jakarta Post article dated 7 July 2014, the Indonesian Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) has urged Singaporean authorities to withdraw all such notes rather than simply discontinue printing, to more effectively help Indonesia curb rampant corruption and money-laundering activities.
Singapore to withdraw 10,000-dollar note 01.10.2014
02 07, 2014 07:41 Category: East and Southeast Asia
According to an article on The Real Singapore dated 2 July 2014, the Monetary Authority of Singapore will no longer issue the 10,000-dollar banknote (BCCS B38) as of 1 October 2014, but it will remain legal tender. With a face value equal to US$8,000, this note is tied with the 10,000-dollar note (BCMB B5) from Brunei for the circulating note with the highest face value in the world. This high denomination note is being withdrawn to reduce the risk of money laundering. The move was announced as part of "Combating Financial Crime: International and National Efforts," a keynote address by Ong Chong Tee, deputy managing director (Financial Supervision), Monetary Authority of Singapore at the ABS Financial Crime Seminar on 2 July 2014.
Courtesy of Stane Štraus (Polymer Bank Notes of the World).
Singapore new symbol (one triangle) 5-dollar note confirmed
02 05, 2014 09:51 Category: East and Southeast Asia
5 dollars, no date. Like MAS B9, but one triangle on back. Intro: 2014.
Curiously, this note bears the prefix 4AQ, which falls after the 4AL prefix for a note previously confirmed with two triangles. Apparently the Monetary Authority of Singapore has broken with the symbol system used in the past.
Courtesy of Chris Twining of Page's Coins and Currency.
Singapore new symbol 100-dollar note confirmed
02 03, 2014 23:14 Category: East and Southeast Asia
100 dollars, no date. Like MAS B6d, but two triangles below YOUTH on back.
Courtesy of Thomas Krause (http://www.polymernotes.de).
Courtesy of Thomas Krause (http://www.polymernotes.de).
Singapore new signature/symbol 1,000-dollar note confirmed
02 03, 2014 07:09 Category: East and Southeast Asia
1,000 dollars, no date. Like MAS B7e, but new signature (Tharman Shanmugaratnam) and one star below GOVERNMENT on back.
Courtesy of Thomas Krause (http://www.polymernotes.de).
Courtesy of Thomas Krause (http://www.polymernotes.de).
Singapore new 10-dollar note variety confirmed
02 02, 2014 07:28 Category: East and Southeast Asia
10 dollars, no date. Like MAS B10, but with one star below SPORTS on back. Intro: January 2014.
Courtesy of Bin Hee Jum.
Singapore new symbol 50-dollar note confirmed
02 09, 2013 08:31 Category: East and Southeast Asia
50 dollars, no date. Like MAS B5, but with one diamond below the word ARTS on the back.
Courtesy of Bin Hee Jum.
Courtesy of Bin Hee Jum.
Singapore new symbol variety 1,000-dollar note confirmed
11 08, 2013 10:04 Category: East and Southeast Asia
1,000 dollars, no date. Like MAS B7, but with two diamonds below GOVERNMENT on back.
Courtesy of Bin Hee Jum.
Straits Settlements chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
10 05, 2013 08:29 Category: The Banknote Book | East and Southeast Asia
The Straits Settlements chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers.
This 11-page catalog covers notes issued by the Government of the Straits Settlements from 1898 to 1935. Revised 9 August 2015.
Each chapter of The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. The Banknote Book also features:
- Sharp color images of note’s front and back without overlap
- Face value or date of demonetization if no longer legal tender
- Specific identification of all vignette elements
- Security features described in full
- Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
- Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
- Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
- Date reproduced exactly as on note
- Precise date of introduction noted when known
- Replacement note information
- Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
- Background information for historical and cultural context
- Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
- Bibliographic sources listed for further research
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Singapore new 100-dollar sig/symbol variety confirmed
01 03, 2013 09:02 Category: East and Southeast Asia
100 dollars, no date. Like MAS B6 (P50), but new signature (Tharman Shanmugaratnam) and one triangle on back.
Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger.
Singapore new 10-dollar symbol variety confirmed
27 02, 2013 08:25 Category: East and Southeast Asia
10 dollars, no date. Like MAS B10 (P48), but with two diamonds on the back below the word SPORTS.
Courtesy of Thomas Krause.
Singapore encourages use of "good-as-new" 2-dollar notes for Hong Bao
11 01, 2013 16:31 Category: East and Southeast Asia
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued a press release dated 10 January 2013 encouraging the public to use what it calls "good as new" 2-dollar notes for the coming Lunar New Year's "hong bao," which is the tradition of giving clean notes as gifts. In the past, MAS would print and issue an additional 50 million notes to meet the temporary demand for uncirculated notes, but this was much more than the economy actually needed to function. By encouraging the public to accept these "good as new" recirculated notes, MAS hopes to cut its production costs and is marketing the effort as good for the environment.
Courtesy of David Surette.
Courtesy of David Surette.
Singapore new 2-, 5-, and 50-dollar symbol varieties confirmed
01 01, 2013 09:35 Category: East and Southeast Asia
2 dollars, no date. Like MAS B8, but one diamond on back.
5 dollars, no date. Like MAS B9, but two triangles on back. The pattern observed on the other denominations suggests that 5-dollar varieties with two squares and one triangle exist, but to date none have been reported.
50 dollars, no date. Like MAS B5, but two triangles on back.
Courtesy of Bin Hee Jum.
Singapore new signature 50-dollar note confirmed
09 07, 2012 09:41 Category: East and Southeast Asia
50 dollars (US$41), no date. Like MAS B5 (P49), but new signature (Tharman Shanmugaratnam) and one triangle under ARTS on back.
Courtesy of Tan Wei Jie, Claudio Marana, and JianKuan Lee (quality_banknotes888).
Singapore overprinted 1997 5-dollar ship note from sheet
05 05, 2013 06:32 Category: East and Southeast Asia | Commemorative
In January 2013, a contributor sent scans of two previously unlisted Singapore 5-dollar notes, possibily commemoratives overprinted on B21b (P35) at right front near the watermark.
The first note has a prefix of B/29 and is overprinted in red with 30 Anniversary and a small logo of the Board of Commissioners of Currency of Singapore (BCCS). It has a wide margin at left.
The second note has a prefix of B/35 and is overprinted in red with the logo of the BCCS.
From all indications, these notes were overprinted to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the BCCS, which would date them to 1997 or later.
According to another contributor, these notes were manually cut from sheets of notes and were not issued into circulation.
Singapore new 1,000-dollar variety note confirmed
04 12, 2011 08:30 Category: East and Southeast Asia
1,000 dollars (US$780), no date. Like MAS B7 (P51), but with one diamond symbol under GOVERNMENT on back.
At some point in the late 2000s, the Monetary Authority of Singapore began including symbols on the back of the notes to indicate new printings. The first issue under a given signature has no symbol. The second printing has one square; the third, two squares; the fourth, one triangle; and the fifth, two triangles. To date, no note has had a sixth printing, and the MAS has not indicated what symbol it would use should the need arise.
Courtesy of Tan Wei Jie.
Singapore chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
12 08, 2011 07:54 Category: The Banknote Book | East and Southeast Asia
The Singapore chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers.
At the time of initial publication, this 18-page catalog covers every note (129 types and varieties, including 33 notes unlisted in the SCWPM) issued by the Board of Commissioners of Currency from 1967 to 2002, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore from 2004 until present day.
Each chapter of The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. The Banknote Book also features:
- Sharp color images of note’s front and back without overlap
- Face value or date of demonetization if no longer legal tender
- Specific identification of all vignette elements
- Security features described in full
- Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
- Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
- Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
- Date reproduced exactly as on note
- Precise date of introduction noted when known
- Replacement note information
- Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
- Background information for historical and cultural context
- Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
- Bibliographic sources listed for further research
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Singapore new 2-dollar variety confirmed
09 08, 2011 07:16 Category: East and Southeast Asia
2 dollars (US$1.65), no date. Like P46, but with two triangles below EDUCATION on back. Intro: July 2011.
Courtesy of Thomas Krause.
Courtesy of Thomas Krause.
Singapore new 10-dollar variety confirmed
09 05, 2011 08:07 Category: East and Southeast Asia
10 dollars (US$7.70), no date. Like P48, but new signature and now with two triangles below SPORTS on back. This denomination has been previously confirmed with no symbol, one or two squares, or one triangle in the same location.
Courtesy of Tan Wei Jie.
Singapore 2-dollar note with triangle confirmed
05 02, 2011 10:51 Category: East and Southeast Asia
2 dollars (US$1.55), no date. Like P46, but with one triangle below EDUCATION on back. Previously notes with none, one, and two squares have been confirmed. This is the first time someone has confirmed a new symbol on a given denomination.
Courtesy of Tan Wei Jie.
Singapore new 5-dollar variety confirmed
16 11, 2010 07:47 Category: East and Southeast Asia
5 dollars (US$3.30), no date. Like the $5 note issued 18.05.2007, but now with one square below GARDEN CITY on back. Signature remains CHAIRMAN Goh Chok Tong.
Courtesy of Tan Wei Jie.
Singapore new 10-dollar variety confirmed
15 11, 2010 07:11 Category: East and Southeast Asia
10 dollars (US$7.70), no date. Like P48, but new signature and now with triangle below SPORTS on back. This denomination has been previously confirmed with no symbol as well as either one or two squares in the same location.
Courtesy of Tan Wei Jie.
Singapore new variety 50-dollar note confirmed
09 09, 2010 09:11 Category: East and Southeast Asia
50 dollars (US$37.25), no date. Like P49, but two squares below ARTS on back. Intro: September 2010.
Courtesy of Vincent Tan.
Singapore new 1,000-dollar note confirmed
27 02, 2010 07:00 Category: East and Southeast Asia
1,000 dollars (US$696), no date. Like Pick 43, but new signature (Goh Chok Tong), new issuer (Monetary Authority of Singapore), and two triangles below GOVERNMENT on back.
Courtesy of Vincent Tan.
Singapore 2-dollar note with two squares confirmed
27 02, 2010 06:48 Category: East and Southeast Asia
2 dollars (US$1.40), no date. Like Pick 46, but with two squares below EDUCATION on back.
Courtesy of Vincent Tan.
Singapore new signature 50-dollar note confirmed
19 12, 2009 07:54 Category: East and Southeast Asia
50 dollars (US$34.80), no date. Like Pick 49, but new signature and one square below the word ARTS on back.
Courtesy of Vincent Tan.
Singapore new 100-dollar note confirmed
19 12, 2009 07:51 Category: East and Southeast Asia
100 dollars (US$72.15). Like Pick 42, but now issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and signed by Chairman Goh Chok Tong. Despite the lower denominations having made the transition to polymer, this note remains printed on paper. This note has been confirmed in varieties with one and two squares below the word YOUTH on the back. If anyone has an example of this note without a square, or with more than two squares, please send images of same.
Courtesy of Tan Wi Jie and Vincent Tan.
Singapore new 2- and 10-dollar note varieties confirmed
08 10, 2009 10:58 Category: East and Southeast Asia
Collectors in Singapore have recently discovered that some of the polymer notes in circulation have small squares beneath the titles on the back vignette. Specifically, the 2-dollar note (Pick 46) has been confirmed both with and without a single square beneath the word EDUCATION, and the 10-dollar note (not listed in SCWPM; shown above) has been confirmed with none, one, and two squares beneath the word SPORTS.
Courtesy of Vincent Tan.
Singapore new signature 10-dollar note confirmed
26 02, 2008 11:18 Category: East and Southeast Asia
10 dollars (US$7.10), ND (2007). Issued February 1, 2008. Like P48, but new signature (Goh Chok Tong, CHAIRMAN). Polymer.
Courtesy of Thomas Krause.
Singapore issues new 5-dollar polymer note
18 05, 2007 16:46 Category: East and Southeast Asia
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will issue new $5 polymer notes from 18 May 2007. This is the third denomination in the Portrait Series to be converted from paper into polymer. The $5 polymer notes will circulate alongside the $5 paper notes, both of which will remain legal tender.
As with the $2 and $10 polymer notes, MAS has retained the portrait series design for the $5 polymer notes as it is familiar to the public. The $5 polymer and paper notes have the following similarities:
• Portrait of Singapore’s first President, the late Encik Yusof bin Ishak, on the front, and images of the Garden City theme at the back. • Same colour (predominantly green). • Same size (133 mm x 66 mm).
The $5 polymer notes also include security features unique to polymer technology which are similarly found in $2 and $10 polymer notes. They are:
• Two see-through windows – one on the top-left hand side, and the other at the bottom-right corner. • A stylised gold Singapore Lion symbol with a hidden image, beside the top-left hand window. An image of the Singapore Arms will appear at varying angles. • The security thread in the shape of the Singapore island.
Singapore issues new 20-dollar polymer commemorative note
27 06, 2007 15:38 Category: East and Southeast Asia | Commemorative
The above note commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Currency Interchangeability Agreement between both Brunei and Singapore. The Monetary Authority of Singapore will issue a total of 3 million individual notes, and is also selling 10,000 limited edition sets with similar Brunei notes bearing matching serial numbers for S$88.
20 dollars (US$13.10), 2007. Issued June 27, 2007. Orange. Novel serial numbers, A prefix, two embossed see-through windows, gold lion with latent image of arms, security thread shaped like Singapore isalnd, and red-to-gold OVD. Portrait of Encik Yusof bin Ishak at right, Dendrobium Puan Noor Aishah orchids at center, Ishak wmk at left. On back: Singapore’s splanade and buildings along the city’s waterfront at left; the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien mosque, Royal Barge, and water village at right. Polymer. 149 x 72 mm.
20 dollars (US$13.10), 2007. As above, but paired in folder with Brunei note with matching serial number, SGD prefix, and 40th Anniversary Currency Interchangeability Agreement overprint in red.
Courtesy of Noorilham MD. Tahir.