Singapore Orchid Series currency notes

The Orchid Series of currency notes is the earliest to be issued for circulation in Singapore. Issued in the years 1967 to 1976, it has nine denominations.

Each note has an orchid design in the centre of the note's front, the orchid being the national flower of Singapore. A scene of Singapore is depicted on the back, which varies across denominations. Standard on each note, is the Coat of Arms, a lion head watermark, and the signature of the Minister for Finance and Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore, on the front of the note. As an added security feature, all notes have at least one vertically embedded security thread, while the $10,000 note has two.

1st Series - Orchid Series (1967 - 1976) [1]
Image Value Dimensions Main Colour Description Date of issue Printer
Obverse Reverse Obverse Reverse Watermark
[2] [3] $1 121 × 64 mm Dark blue Vanda Janet Kaneali Blocks of flats in a housing estate Lion's head 12 June 1967 BWC
[4] [5] $5 127 × 71 mm Green Vanda T.M.A. A busy scene on the Singapore River
[6] [7] $10 133 × 79 mm Red Dendrobium Marjorie Ho "Tony Pek" Four clasped hands on a background of a map of Singapore TDLR
[8] [9] $25 140 × 79 mm Brown Renanthopsis Aurora Supreme Court Building 7 August 1972
[10] [11] $50 146 × 87 mm Blue Vanda Rothscildiana "Teo Choo Hong" Singapore seafront and Clifford Pier 12 June 1967
[12] [13] $100 159 × 95 mm Mid-Blue and mauve Cattleya A peaceful scene along the Singapore waterfront BWC
[14] [15] $500 160 × 96 mm Green Dendrobium Shangri-La Government Offices at St Andrew's Rd 7 August 1972 TDLR
[16] [17] $1000 159 × 95 mm Mauve and dark grey Dendrobium Kimiyo Kondo "Chay" Victoria Theatre & Empress Place 12 June 1967
[18] [19] $10000 203 × 133 mm Green Aranda Majulah The Istana 29 January 1973
For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

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