Singapore Orchid 50 Dollar Banknote by LKS

For sale at SGD 80. =)

Singapore Orchid Series 25 Dollars - First 3 Prefixes A/1 A/2 A/3

British Armed Forces Special Voucher

I chanced upon this unique note when I was notes shopping one day. I am unsure of the origins of the note, and know only as much as what is printed on the note. It was relatively cheap and I thought it was an interesting buy.

Singapore Ship Series 1 Dollar Replacement Notes

As mentioned earlier in my other blogposts, there are some prefixes that are sought after by collectors, namely the A/1 or Z series prefixes. A/1 is the first prefix, while Z prefixes are the replacement prefixes. They are called replacement prefixes notes as they are notes printed to substitute notes which are damaged in the printing process. Since the damage rate of notes during printing is low, the supply of these replacement notes is also low, thus making replacement notes rare.

In this post are Ship Series 1 dollar replacement notes of prefixes Z/1 and Z/2.

China 4th Series RMB Set

Recently I had travelled to Shanghai, China to visit a friend of mine and toured the place and some nearby states. It is amazing how China has developed over the past few years. The Expo was not too bad but its a little too crowded. The streets are much cleaner and people friendlier than the last time I was there. The cross state trains were clean and comfortable which were impressive!

I chanced upon a set of the 4th Series RMB on sale in a state called Wen Zhou and bought it. I'm no expert on China Banknotes, and hope I didn't get scammed, haha.

50 Dollar Orchid Banknotes - Prefix A/15 to A/22 by Dr. Goh Keng Swee

I have been collecting orchid banknotes for some time and have tried to make a full set of his prefixes in the Orchid Banknotes Series. I think that I have completed his prefixes for the Orchid 50 Dollar Bank note, i.e A/15 to A/22, if there are anyone who thinks that I may have left out any prefix, please email me and let me know!

Hobby of Banknotes Collection in The Business Times

Recently I conversed with a journalist of The Business Times who intended to run a story on Dr. Goh Keng Swee notes and the banknote collecting hobby. The story ran on May 20, 2010. And yes, I am the mentioned Mr. Toh in the story, haha. I am also selling some of my Orchid 50 Dollars by Dr. Goh in the previous post, you can email me if interested. They are going for very good prices starting from SGD 100 for an about EF note.

'Dr Goh Keng Swee notes are always sought after in the numismatic community in Singapore as his signed variety is rarer compared to the other signed varieties by Mr Hon Sui Sen and Mr Lim Kim San (for the 'Orchid' series),' said another collector, who gave his name as Mr Toh.

'I have more enquiries on Dr Goh signed banknotes this week and have sold quite a number of them,' he said.

'Non-collectors would be interested in getting their hands on a note to own to remember Dr Goh's contribution to Singapore history as the finance minister,' added Mr Toh, who runs a numismatic blog.

He said that the $1 'Orchid' notes in uncirculated condition, that is, those that have not yellowed or do not show any sign of use, are going for around $15-20.

The 'Orchid' series of banknotes was the first set of Singapore currency after independence, and was issued in 1967. There have been three other series of banknotes since: 'Bird' (1976), 'Ship' (1984) and 'Portrait' (1999).

(The Business Times, Singapore)

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