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Country overview |
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Polymer overview |
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General information |
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Reference numbers from S5 to S9 are reserved for $50, $100, $500, $1,000, and $10,000 polymer bank notes. |
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Issued on 24.07.90. According to a MAS report, cca. 2.5 million S1 notes are still outstanding as of January 2006.
Certain $50 polymer notes have been issued with J prefix, which is considered by some collectors as a replacement prefix. The statement from the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore is: »We confirm that some of the notes with the J prefix were used as replacement notes.« Considering a high spoilage rate with printing the notes, it would appear that J prefix notes were inserted into bundles of other prefixes as replacements, which has been done by the BCCS (not the printer). However, it is impossible to determine which J prefix notes have actually been used that way. Since these 'replacements' have been created subsequently by the issuing authority and not by the printer, they do not qualify as real replacement notes—there are no replacement notes for Singapore S1.
Singapore,
50 Dollars,
issued in 1990. Issued to celebrate the nation's 25th year of
independence. The first President of Singapore, Encik Yusof bin Ishak
(1910-1970), in the centre. Front:
The country’s development is illustrated. The harbour and waterfront as
existed in 1861 at left. At right, the container port of today and
buildings of the financial district. Singapore is a major manufacturing
and financial centre, and, in terms of tonnage handled, is the busiest
port in the world. Back: The multi-racial character of
Singapore is highlighted. A mixed group of jubilant Singaporeans at
right. The sitting of the First Parliament at left.
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Issued on 12.01.06. MAS' FAQ on $2 polymer bank notes.
Singapore, 2 Dollars,
issued in 2006. Front:
The first President of Singapore, Encik Yusof bin Ishak (1910-1970), at
right. The Money Cowrie, the cowrie that was most widely used as
currency, as a background image at upper right. Back:
The education theme is illustrated. Yusof bin Ishak always stressed the
importance of education in promoting a better life for Singaporeans. At
right, Victoria Bridge School, where Yusof bin Ishak studied when he
first came to Singapore. At left, the College of Medicine Building, the
first place of higher learning in Singapore. At the back, Raffles
Institution, which produced many of the Singapore's leaders.
S'pore introduces $2 plastic notes (2005) Rush for polymer $2 notes swamps banks (2006)
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Issued on 18.05.07.
Singapore, 5 Dollars,
issued in 2007. Front:
The first President of Singapore, Encik Yusof bin Ishak (1910-1970), at
right. The Gold-Ringed Cowrie as a background image at upper right; this
cowrie is brown-green and has an orange-gold ring on its back.
Back: The garden city theme is illustrated; Yusof bin Ishak was
a keen gardener and orchid-lover. Trees, flowers and grassy spaces are
plentiful in modern Singapore. At left, the old tembusu tree in the
Singapore Botanic Gardens; the tree is over 150 years old and has been
known to many generations of Singaporeans. At lower right, a bed of
Singapore's national flower, the Vanda Miss Joaquim.
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Issued on 04.05.04. S4R3 issued on 01.02.08, the first prefix is 0AD.
S4R1 bank note
with the serial number
Singapore, 10 Dollars, issued in 2004.
Front: The first President of Singapore, Encik Yusof bin
Ishak (1910-1970), at right. A lion head left to the numeral,
representing Singapore, the Lion City. The Wandering Cowrie, the most
common cowrie found on Singapore's shores, as a background image at
upper right; this animal is a shallow-water resident and grows up to 43
mm.
Back:
The sports theme is illustrated; Yusof bin Ishak was an outstanding
sportsman. A jogger, a tennis player and a soccer player at left
represent the most favoured land sports in Singapore; swimming and
sailing are pictured to the right, representing water sports.
Took note of new plastic $10 bills? Most didn't (2004)
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Issued on 27.06.07.
Singapore, 20 Dollars, issued in 2007. Issued to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Currency Interchangeability Agreement with Brunei. Front: Encik Yusof bin Ishak (1910-1970), Singapore's first President. In the centre, the 'Dendrobium Puan Noor Aishah' orchid, named after the President Ishak's wife. Back: Two interlocking Cs (for 'Currency'). At the intersection, the state crests of Singapore and Brunei. At left, for Singapore, the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and buildings along its city waterfront. At right, for Brunei, the Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Mosque with the Royal Barge and the Water Village.
$20 polymer note to commemorate 40 years of the Currency Interchangeability Agreement (2007) Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Currency Interchangeability Agreement (2007)
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