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| Issuer | Board of Commissioners of Currency Singapore |
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| Year | 1972 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Singapore is positioned to the right, printed in green intaglio, against a guilloche underprint. A vignette of the Dendrobium Shangri-La orchid, the national flower hybrid, occupies the centre of the note. Denomination numerals and legal tender inscriptions appear in the surrounding border areas. |
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| Obverse lettering | $500 SINGAPORE THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS |
| Reverse description | A detailed intaglio vignette of the Government Offices building on St Andrew's Road occupies the central field, rendered in green tones with a clouded sky in the background. The neoclassical façade of the building is depicted with fine architectural detail, flanked by guilloche border panels. Denomination numerals "$500" appear at the upper right and lower left, with the value in words at the lower right. |
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