New $20 note to mark S'pore-Brunei currency link

11 June 2007

A NEW $20 note will be introduced later this month to mark the 40th year of an agreement between Singapore and Brunei to have interchangeable currencies.
It will be issued by both countries for circulation and will share not just value, but also design.

One face of the bill will be common to the two countries, featuring scenes from both.

On the other side, each country will have its own motif. The Singapore version will bear the Singapore Crest.

The new issue was announced on Monday by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong in the Brunei capital, who was there to attend the wedding of a daughter of the Sultan of Brunei.

SM Goh foresees the new note becoming a collector's item.

'It's the first time we're doing this, I think collectors will not circulate them,' said the senior minister, who is also chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

He added that the note will also serve as a reminder to retailers who do not accept the two currencies freely that they are indeed interchangable.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will officially launch the note in Brunei later this month with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah during the anniversary celebrations of the currency agreement.

The MAS will release more details about the $20 bill closer to the launch date.

The two countries signed the pact in 1967, making Singapore currency legal tender in Brunei and vice versa.

Earlier on Monday, Mr Goh called on the Sultan and later, Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah, at the Istana Nurul Iman, the Sultan's official residence.

During the meeting with the Sultan, they spoke briefly about regional developments as well as more personal subjects like their families.

 

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Derrick,you will have to post some photos here & report it for listing in Pick by sending an email to George Cuhaj at george.cuhaj@fwpubs.com .

Aidan.

 

The new Singapore $20 photos design is out.

http://www.mas.gov.sg/resource/news_room/press_releases/2007/$20%20NOte%20Annex%20A.pdf

 

Not keen on the front but I do like the back that poor little flower looks ever so lonly LOL Thanks for the Link Derrick :thumb:

 

$20 Polymer Note to Commemorate 40 Years of the Currency Interchangeability Agreement


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 Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darrusalam, 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 Singapore’s 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 “C”s (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 Singapore’s Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay and buildings along our city waterfront, and Brunei’s 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.

Please refer to Annex A for further details of the note.
10 Please refer to Annex B for details on Singapore Mint’s terms and conditions for ordering of the commemorative note set. For further enquiries, the public can contact The Singapore Mint at telephone numbers 6565 2626 / 6895 0371 / 6895 0388 or via internet at www.singaporemint.com.

 

I fully agree with you on the Orchid at the centre of the note. It's a miserable looking orchid. It was supposed to represent the Singapore first Orchid series note.

Look out for the $88 SGD pair of Brunei and Singapore with matching serial number. It has a $40 SGD face value.

 

where can i buy it?

 

This is very interesting. It's suprising how the 20 dollar note is making a come back as the last note issued was perhaps over 15 years ago or longer which is the bird series. Will we see a 25 dollars commemorative note next?

 

on the front design, the portrait has his mouth slightly open.. it looks like he is afraid of something lol

but overall, the designs are very cool!

 

Aidan, do you not want to recieve private messages? I tried, but failed!?

anyway .. here is what i was writing, and maybe others will be able to answer as well...

i have tried searching on google, but with such a generic word as 'pick' you can imagine what i find and dont find.....

what is this pick book? I understand its a referance book on world currency... but i can find anything about it.

 

Google this... pick paper money catalogue
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=pick+paper+money+catalogue&meta=
You should be able to find it a bit easier now...

 

dang - ok, it figurs that once you publicly ask a question, you think you found the answer....

I found this on a link i discovered...
2002 Standard Catalogue of World Paper Money (Modern issues 1961-2002) NEW
by Colin R. Bruce (Editor), Neil Shafer (Editor). Paperback - 944 pages, 8th edition
Volume 3 (April 2002). Also known as a Pick (catalogue).
I strongly recomend this catalogue for every collector of banknotes. If you are a
new collector of foreign banknotes, buy this book first. If you are an experienced
collector, this is the book you should buy every time a new edition is released.
This is the one and only catalogue to list all the modern banknotes.

So i am assuming that the Standard Catalog of world paper money is known as the 'Pick'. Can anyone tellme why? (watch, now ill find that answer too on google) Can anyone tell me how to use the pick numbers? i really dont see any unique numbering system jumping out at me.... i could also just be blind!!!

 

www.singaporemint.com

 

no i cant they dont accept online orders and the delivery is also limited to singapore only if you read their order form i am alreadya friend of the singapore mint

 

Hisa - The Singapore and Brunei $20 only issued for the commemorative 40 years. I did not actually check the mintage but I just heard from the news that there is only 3 million printed ( I hope I heard correctly ). That is for the Singapore $20. The prefix should be from 0AA to 0AC. They released the rest for circulation but I think most of them will be snap up for collection if the mintage is only 3 million.

There is the $88 SGD for sales at Singapore Mint. It comprises of two $20 notes from Singapore and Brunei. Both have the same prefix. In addition, both have the overprint on them. The face value is already $40 SGD or $40 Brunei $. The mintage is 12,000 sets.

 

Ok, that mean it is only restricted to Singaporean and those who are currently in Singapore. It's unfortunate. Each person is only limited to only 2 sets each.

 

You'll never know Derrick. Last time I saw a 1990 $50 polymer note used in circulation back in 2002 (or was it 2003?) while I was in Singapore for travel - you can only guess how suprised I was. Or rather the cashier herself was more suprised.

 

Hisa - There are still some occasions where the $50 polymer note pop up during circulation. Most of them are in pretty bad condition. Lots of fold but still useable since they are more hardy than the paper ones.

 

Derrick,those Singaporean & Bruneian commemorative plastic notes are nice.I can guess that you will have to wait until the currency ones come into circulation,then we can buy them off you.I'd gladly would be interested in the Bruneian one as well,as both Brunei & Singapore are British Commonwealth member states.

Aidan.

 

In fact, I did not apply for the Brunei-Singapore same matching serial number package at S$88. Each resident in Singapore is only limited to 2. I heard they are all sold out or stopped selling since it was so popular. As for the circulated ones, there are only 3 million pieces, I don't they ever go into circulation since they are snatch up at the bank. Anyway, my focus are only on solid numbers.