2 Dollars orange

Features

Issuer	Singapore
Period	Republic (1967-date)
Type	Standard banknote
Year	1991
Value	2 Dollars 2 SGD = USD 1.48
Currency	Dollar (1967-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	133 × 63 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Number	N# 202936 Numista type number (https://numista.com)
References	P# 27 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, USA. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

"Tongkang" ship at the front with a rising sun to the right of the main design.
Singaporean coat of arms at top left.

Scripts: Chinese (simplified), Latin, Tamil

Lettering:
SINGAPURA 新加坡 சிங்கப்பூர் SINGAPORE

TONGKANG

This note is legal tender
TWO
DOLLARS

MINISTER FOR FINANCE

Reverse

Multi-ethnic group in New Year procession.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
$2 SINGAPORE

CHINGAY
PROCESSION
THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED.

Printer

Comments

Note was only issued for about a year until its reissue in purple.
Reason is because the 10 Dollar note was also red in colour and it caused a lot of confusion since some people were illiterate and can only recognise the denomination of the note according to its colour.

See also

• Chinese calendar
• Boat and ship

• 1 Dollar
• 2 Dollars (purple)
• 5 Dollars
• 10 Dollars
• 50 Dollars (blue)
• 50 Dollars (grey)
• 100 Dollars
• 500 Dollars
• 1000 Dollars
• 10000 Dollars

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