Catalog
5 Dollars
| Issuer | Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore |
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| Year | 1967-1973 |
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| Size | 127 × 71 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in green and peach tones, with a central vignette of Vanda Miss Joaquim orchid blooms set against a guilloche underprint and a circular watermark area to the left. At upper right, the Singapore state coat of arms — supported by a lion and a tiger — is rendered within a green medallion bearing the legend MAJULAH SINGAPURA. The denomination FIVE DOLLARS appears at lower right, with the issuing authority text and a facsimile signature of the Minister for Finance at bottom centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | SINGAPORE Singapura 新加坡 சிங்கப்பூர் Singapore MAJULAH SINGAPURA FIVE DOLLARS MINISTER FOR FINANCE THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR FIVE DOLLARS (Translation: Singapore in the 4 official languages of Singapore, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil and English. Onward Singapore) |
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Singapore's Board of Commissioners of Currency was established in 1967 following the collapse of the Currency Interchangeability Agreement with Malaysia and Brunei — a political rupture that forced the new city-state to issue its own currency faster than anyone had planned. This Bradbury Wilkinson series was the direct result. The note circulated across four signature combinations reflecting rapid ministerial turnover at the currency authority, with Lim Kim San, Goh Keng Swee, and Hon Sui Sen each holding the chairmanship in succession during a period of aggressive economic restructuring.
The red seal variants command a modest premium over the plain signature versions. Hon Sui Sen's appearance in both formats is a collecting oddity specific to this denomination.