50 Dollars

Features

Issuer Singapore
Period Republic (1965-date)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1967-1973
Value 50 Dollars
50 SGD = USD 37
Currency Dollar (1967-date)
Composition Paper
Size 146 × 87 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
208131
References P# 5
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Series: Orchid Series

Obverse

Vanda Rothscildiana "Teo Choo Hong", a type of orchid.

National Coat of Arms seen at bottom-right of the note.

Lettering:
SINGAPORE
THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR $50
SINGAPURA 新加坡 சிங்கப்பூர் SINGAPORE
FIFTY DOLLARS
MAJULAH SINGAPURA

Translation:
Singapore in the 4 official languages, Malay, Chinese, Tamil and English

Onward Singapore

Reverse

View of Singapore seafront and Clifford Pier

Lettering:
SINGAPORE
FIFTY DOLLARS

Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

Comments

This series has nine denominations. The dominant feature is a spray of orchids in the centre of the front of each note. On the front, all notes have the Singapore Arms, a watermark of a lion's head and the signature of the Minister for Finance and Chairman of the BCCS. With the exception of the $10,000 note which has two security threads, each note has a single thread embedded vertically across the note. A scene of Singapore is depicted on the back.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1967)  4% Specimen
ND (1967)  25% P#5a - Signature: Lim Kim San
ND (1970)  11% P#5b - Signature: Goh Keng Swee
ND (1972)  25% P#5c - Signature: Hon Sui Sen, without red seal
ND (1973)  50% P#5d - Signature: Hon Sui Sen, with red seal
ND (1973)  0% P#5d - Signature: Hon Sui Sen, with red seal (replacement note, prefix Z/1)

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 50 DollarsPicture 1 of a sold 50 Dollars
Katz
Auction 81
Lot 129
Internet Archive
29 Apr 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 152.23
(EUR 141.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 50 DollarsPicture 1 of a sold 50 Dollars
Katz
Auction 99
Lot 2846
Internet Archive
31 Oct 2023 Undetermined XF USD 92.85
(EUR 86.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 50 DollarsPicture 1 of a sold 50 Dollars
Katz
Auction 76
Lot 126
Internet Archive
28 Jan 2023 Undetermined VF USD 45.34
(EUR 42.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 50 DollarsPicture 1 of a sold 50 Dollars
Katz
Auction 64
Lot 693
Internet Archive
17 Aug 2022 Undetermined VF USD 51.82
(EUR 48.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 50 DollarsPicture 1 of a sold 50 Dollars
Katz
Auction 62
Lot 823
Internet Archive
21 Jun 2022 Undetermined VF USD 102.57
(EUR 95.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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