Currency history
Singapore dollar
Singapore dollar: a currency still in use.
- Dates in use
- Still in use; introduction date not established here
- Currency code
- SGD
- Ancestry branch
- Spanish real / peso
Its place in the family
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The story
MAS describes Singapore–Brunei interchangeability at par; BDCB distinguishes customary tender from legal tender. [1]
Turning points
First issue
NLB identifies the 1967 end of shared issuance and separate Singapore, Malaysian and Brunei currencies. [2]
Sources and evidence
- Monetary Authority of Singapore · Brunei–Singapore Currency Interchangeability Agreement; Brunei Darussalam Central Bank · Currency interchangeability and Brunei currency history C175 ↗
- National Library Board, Singapore · History of Singapore’s currency C173 ↗
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“Singapore dollar.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/T-FTM000500.html