Singapore, 27 June 2007...Singapore and Brunei Darussalam today
celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Currency Interchangeability
Agreement between the two countries. To mark this significant
event, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and His Majesty Sultan
Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin Waddaulah, The Sultan and Yang
Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, jointly launched the $20 polymer
commemorative notes issued by the two countries, in a ceremony held
in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. (Please refer to separate joint
media release by MAS and Brunei Ministry of Finance on the ceremony
and background on the Agreement).
2. Three million Singapore $20 polymer notes will be introduced
into circulation gradually over a period through the banks. This
one-time only issue also comes with a limited edition bearing a
special over-print.
Limited Edition Note Set
3. The limited edition note set in a special folder will consist of
two notes - one Singapore $20 (with a special over-print of the two
countries state crests and text 40th Anniversary Currency
Interchangeability Agreement), and one Brunei $20 (with special
over-print of the text 40th Anniversary Currency
Interchangeability Agreement). The two notes, with matching serial
numbers, add up to a total face value of $40, marking the 40th
Anniversary of the Agreement. 10,000 sets will be available at $88
(GST inclusive) per set.
4. The public can start placing orders from 28 June 2007 on a
first-come-first served basis for as long as stock lasts. Orders
will close on 6 July 2007 and the note sets can be collected from
16 July 2007 onwards.
Circulation Note
5. The circulation notes will be available at banks commencing 16
July 2007.
Singapore $20 Note Design
6. The note is predominantly orange in colour. It measures 149mm by
72mm, which is between the size of the $10 and $50 notes.
7. The main design features on the front of the note are:-
Portrait of Singapores first President, the late Encik Yusof bin
Ishak, and the text Yusof bin Ishak, First President of Singapore
below it. As with the $10, $5 and $2 polymer notes, MAS has
continued with the portrait series for the $20 polymer notes as the
public is familiar with the series.
A stalk of the Dendrobium Puan Noor Aishah orchid (named after
the wife of the late President Yusof Ishak) besides the
portrait.
A row of motifs of the Oncidium Goldiana orchid, a renowned
Singapore heritage orchid species.
8. The main design features on the back of the note are:-
Two interlocking Cs (representing the two countries currencies)
with the text BRUNEI DARUSSALAM ∙ SINGAPORE and CURRENCY
INTERCHANGEABILITY AGREEMENT 1967 - 2007. At the intersection, the
state crests of both countries and the text Forty Years symbolize
the nexus of the agreement.
8.2 Distinctive national landmarks of Singapores Esplanade -
Theatres on the Bay and buildings along our city waterfront, and
Bruneis Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque with the Royal Barge and the
water village.
Security Features
9. The note includes security features unique to polymer
technology, which are similarly found in the $2, $5 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.
A colour switching feature on the lower left and right edge of the
note that changes from red to gold colour at varying angles
from mas
