Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Singapore new coins in circulation

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a new series of coins which went into circulation on June 25.

The Third Series coins feature national icons and landmarks. I noticed the "pat kua" (octagon) imprint is still a feature on the One Dollar coin.


You can check out the MAS Facebook page or the Monetary Authority of Singapore website to learn more about the currency.

At the moment,
1 Singapore dollar equals to approximately 2.50 Malaysian Ringgit, and
1 Singapore dollar equals to 0.78 US cents.

12 comments:

  1. oh thanks for sharing this.. i must then try to finished up the old ones if i ever visit Singapore then.. or else, keep them as antique and they shall worth 1000 times more in the future?? hahaha~~ :D

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    1. SK, still can be used lor, the old coin... kakakaka....

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    2. Who knows a decade or so down the road you'd be having a small fortune from those old coins! :D

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    3. Hello Somewhere in Singapore! Thanks for stopping by.

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  2. I have not get hold of the new coin yet, now still using the old coins...

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    1. Being new, a lot of people will be keeping them once received instead of letting go of them. The same here when our new coins first started circulation. We are still seeing a lot more old coins than new ones. I look forward to owning the one dollar coin.

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  3. wah....wondering if they have special issued coins like BNM ...can make into collector's item

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    1. FYI from the MAS site:


      12 Mar 2013

      The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today launched the Singapore Third Series Commemorative Coin Sets. The coin sets will be issued on 26 April 2013.

      Sale of Coins

      5 The coins will be sold by The Singapore Mint. For enquiries and coin orders, the public can contact The Singapore Mint at 6566 2626 / 6222 2486 / 6238 9890 / 6895 0288 / 6895 0358, or www.singaporemint.com.

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  4. wow, singapore coins look so good..wish I could get hold of them when I visit Sg again..

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    1. Hi Wenn! I'm sure you will be able to get hold of some on your next visit as more coins will be in circulation then.

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  5. The Singapore coins look nicer than the Malaysian coins!

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