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The Portrait Series of currency notes is the fourth and most current set of notes to be issued for circulation in Singapore, having been first introduced in 1999 to the present. It has seven denominations, a reduction from nine in the previous three series of notes, with the $1 and $500 denominations removed. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
This series shows the portrait of Singapore's first president, Inche Yusuf bin Ishaq, on the left half of the note's front. The design has been simplified, and at the same time, a whole range of new security features were introduced. Inche Yusuf bin Ishaq (August 12, 1910 - November 23, 1970) was an eminent Singaporean politician. ...
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Portrait Series (http://www.mas.gov.sg/masmcm/bin/pt1Singapore_Circulation_Notes_Portrait_Series1.htm)
Singapore established the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore, on April 7, 1967 and released its first series of notes, the "Orchid" notes, on June 12, 1967.
The Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore, was dissolved on October 1, 2002 and its functions, property and liabilities had been transferred to the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
The Singapore dollar is a freely convertible currency which is allowed to float according to supply and demand on the foreign exchange market, but it is monitored by the Monetary Authority of Singapore against a trade-weighted basket of currencies.
The portrait of the late Encik Yusof bin Ishak dominates the front of the PortraitSeriesnotes.
The text 'Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore' is in micro-letters above the four official languages of the word SINGAPORE on the front of the note.
The fluorescent pigment on the serial numbers and the seal on the front of the notes glow brightly under ultra-violet light.
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