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Singapore's 20 Dollar Note

Nominated by Pascal Hellenbrand, IBNS Member 12314

SGP-20-Front
SGP-20-Back
 
NoteB219 (PNL): 20 dollars (US$14)
Predominant Colour(s)Red
FrontEnglish text; coat of arms; former Supreme Court and City Hall (now National Gallery Singapore); Yusof bin Ishak
BackEnglish text; present-day Singapore with Singapore River flowing into old Singapore waterfront; Munshi Abdullah, Henry Nicholas Ridley, Tan Kah Kee, P. Govindasamy Pillai, Teresa Hsu Chih, Alice Pennefather, Adnan Saidi, Ruth Wong Hie King
WatermarkNone
Additional SecurityNo security thread
PrinterOberthur
Size162 x 77 mm Polymer (Guardian)
Introduced06/05/2019
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book