Singapore dollar

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The Singapore dollar (sign: S$; code: SGD) is the official currency of the Republic of Singapore. It is divided into 100 cents. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issues the banknotes and coins of the Singapore dollar.

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Singapore dollar
ISO 4217
CodeSGD (numeric: 702)
Subunit0.01
Unit
Pluraldollars
Symbol$, S$
Nicknamesing-dollar, sing
Denominations
Subunit
1100cent
Plural
centcents
Symbol
centc
Banknotes
Freq. used$2, $5, $10, $50, $100
Rarely used$1, $20, $25, $500, $1,000, $10,000 (discontinued, still legal tender)
Coins
Freq. used5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, $1
Rarely used1c (discontinued, still legal tender)
Demographics
Date of introduction12 June 1967; 55 years ago (1967-06-12)
ReplacedMalaya and British Borneo dollar
User(s)Flag_of_Singapore.svg Singapore
Flag_of_Brunei.svg Brunei
Issuance
Monetary authorityMonetary Authority of Singapore
Websitewww.mas.gov.sg
MintSingapore Mint
Websitewww.singaporemint.com
Valuation
Inflation0.6% at January 2017
Pegged byBrunei dollar at par
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Singapore dollar
Chinese name
Chinese新加坡元
Malay name
MalayDolar/Ringgit Singapura
Tamil name
Tamilசிங்கப்பூர் வெள்ளி
Ciṅkappūr Veḷḷi
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As of 2019, the Singapore dollar is the 13th-most traded currency in the world by value. Apart from its use in Singapore, the Singapore dollar is also accepted as customary tender in Brunei according to the Currency Interchangeability Agreement between the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (Monetary Authority of Brunei Darussalam).[1] Likewise, the Brunei dollar is also customarily accepted in Singapore.[2]