Introduction of Singapore Dollar Notes

Date: September 9, 1999 • Location: Tanjong Pagar, Singapore

The first banknotes of the Portrait Series of the Singapore dollar were introduced by the Board of Commissioners of Currency.

The Portrait Series of currency notes is the fourth and current set of notes to be issued for circulation in Singapore. It was first introduced on 9 September 1999 by the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore (BCCS), whose role was since taken over by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) post-merger.