Sunday, May 15, 2011

Singapore $20 Bird Series Concept to Actual


These two letters first appeared in the local newspaper, The Straits Times, around about mid December 1973 and it would take another 6 years before the actual note was issued into circulation.                                                     

10 December 1973


 

                  18 December 1973


About 6 years later.........................

extracted from The Straits Times dated 4 August 1979



extracted from Singapore MoneyBook










   The first series with a minor error.......slight over inking of the serial numbers "65" (enlarge to appreciate)




1 comment:

  1. Malaysia will relaunch her RM20 banknotes next year.

    Now,the first and second discontinued RM20.00 series are "hot" items among the Malaysia banknotes collectors.

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