Singapore Ship Series currency notes. Official currency of Singapore As of 2019, the Singapore dollar is the 13th-most traded currency in the world by value. Apart from its use in Singapore, the Singapore dollar is also accepted as customary tender in Brunei according to the Currency Interchangeability Agreement between the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (Monetary Authority of Brunei Darussalam).[1] Likewise, the Brunei dollar is also customarily accepted in Singapore.[2] History[edit] 10 dollar note, Oriental Bank Corporation, Singapore, 1885. On display at the British Museum in London The Spanish-American silver dollar brought over by the Manila galleons was in wide circulation in Asia and the Americas from the 16th to 19th centuries.
Initially, the Singapore dollar was pegged to the pound sterling at a rate of two shillings and four pence to the dollar, or £1 = S$60/7 or S$8.57; in turn, £1 = US$2.80 from 1949 to 1967 so that US$1 = S$3.06. Currency in circulation[edit] Vintage placemats OREGON travel souvenir by forrestinavintage. Vintage placemats WASHINGTON travel souvenir by forrestinavintage. Nadeau's Auctions - List Lots. Marvels Of Mechanical Music, chapter 4. Antiques, Furniture & Estate Items: Laurel Auction, Mary. Antiques, Art, Collectibles & More - GoAntiques.