500 Dollars

Features

Issuer Singapore
Period Republic (1965-date)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1972
Value 500 Dollars
500 SGD = USD 370
Currency Dollar (1967-date)
Composition Paper
Size 159 × 95 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
215080
References P# 7
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

The coat of arms of Singapore on the right
Colour: Green
A breed of orchid, Dendrobium Shangri-La, is illustrated at the centre of the note

Lettering:
$500
SINGAPORE
THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS

Reverse

View of Government Offices at St Andrew's Rd

Lettering:
SINGAPORE
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS

Watermark

Inside the ring with "Singapore" in the 4 official languages surrounding it.
Watermark: A lion

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
ND (1972)  P#7a - Signature: Hon Sui Sen
ND (1972)  P#7a - Signature: Hon Sui Sen (replacement note, prefix Z/1)
ND (1972)  P#7s - Signature: Hon Sui Sen (specimen)

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Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 500 DollarsPicture 1 of a sold 500 Dollars
Katz
Auction 81
Lot 131
Internet Archive
29 Apr 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 810.81
(EUR 751.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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