Set Description:
2023 is a very Memorable year as our founding Father and Prime Minister of Singapore would be 100 years old as of 16 September 2023.
This set is specially out together to Honour his Leadership, Contributions to put Singapore on the World Map and successfully transformed Singapore to a First World Country.
Also the SG50 $50 is the only note of Singapore notes to feature Mr Lee Kuan Yew The security stripe on the $50 note has a unique see-through feature with “image movement effects” that create depth to the image of Mr Lee Kuan Yew. The SG50 logo has “colour-switching effects”, with the year flipping from ‘1965’ to ‘2015’.
The $10 notes have a security stripe with a “switching effect” which features the Singapore Coat of Arms, SG50 logo and the years ‘1965’ and ‘2015’.
2015 is the year that Singapore attained its Golden Jubilee
50years of Growth & Prosperity.
On 18 August 2015…Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong unveiled a set of six
commemorative currency notes to celebrate SG50. The commemorative notes, issued by the
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), comprise a $50 polymer note and five $10 polymer notes.
Together with a set of three commemorative coins launched in April this year, the notes complete
the set of SG50 commemorative currencies issued by MAS to mark Singapore’s 50 years of nationbuilding.
Note Designs
2 The note designs drew inspiration from significant milestones and achievements in
Singapore’s history, the multiracialism that defines us as a nation, and the values and aspirations
that underpin Singapore’s progress. The front of both the $50 and $10 notes feature the portrait of
Mr Yusof Ishak, Singapore’s first President, as in the current Portrait series notes.
3 The $50 note highlights Singapore’s history, transformation and future. It shows the late Mr
Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first Prime Minister, shouting “Merdeka!” – the rallying cry of our
independence struggle. The note makes distinctive use of the colour gold, reflecting Singapore’s
Golden Jubilee.
4 The five $10 notes have a common front design and varying back designs depicting the
theme ‘Vibrant Nation, Endearing Home’. Each note reflects a value or aspiration that defines this
heme:
‘… regardless of race, language or religion …’
‘Opportunities for All’
‘Safe and Secure’
‘Strong Families’
‘Caring Community, Active Citizenry’.
Both the $50 and $10 notes have security features that are the first of their kind in the
world to be used on a currency note. The security stripe on the $50 note has a unique see-through
feature with “image movement effects” that create depth to the image of Mr Lee Kuan Yew. The
SG50 logo has “colour-switching effects”, with the year flipping from ‘1965’ to ‘2015’. The $10
notes have a security stripe with a “switching effect” which features the Singapore Coat of Arms,
SG50 logo and the years ‘1965’ and ‘2015’.
This set is compiled with at least a PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated to Seventy Gem Uncirculated Star.
Hope all collectors will enjoy the Beauty of this Singapore Golden Jubilee set!
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