Circulation Currency: Coins - Monetary Authority Of Singapore

About the Coin Designs

The Third Series coin designs depict well-known icons and landmarks of our nation, economy and society that Singaporeans, young and old, can identify easily. The following features have also been added to facilitate identification by the visually impaired:

• Progressive sizing by denomination to allow users to recognise the coins more intuitively.
  • The 5-cent coin is the smallest and 1-dollar coin is the largest.
• Tactile features such as the different edge patterns on each denomination of the new coins.
  • For example, the 50-cent coin has a micro scalloped edge pattern, the 1-dollar and 20-cent coins have milled edging, the 10-cent has an interrupted milled edge pattern and the 5-cent coin has plain edging.
• Higher relief at the rim of the 1-dollar coin.
• Retention of the octagonal frame for the 1-dollar coin.
• A circle of beads along the rim of the 50-cent coin.

Key Features

All Third Series coins feature:

• The lion's head, a common unifying symbol.
• The Singapore Coat of Arms, a recognised symbol of the legal tender status of Singapore coins, on the obverse.
• Larger denomination numerals for easy identification.

Find out about thesecurity features in the Third Series coins.

• The Third Series coins were presented the finalist award for the 2013 Best New Circulation Coin or Series at the Currency Awards by the International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA).
  • The award recognised excellence in currency issuance and was voted by IACA members comprising issuing authorities and currency suppliers such as printers and mints.
• The Third Series micro-site was awarded the “Best in Class – Banking category” in the 2013 Interactive Media Awards (IMA), organised by the Interactive Media Council Inc, a non-profit organisation comprising web-related professionals.
  • The Best in Class award was the highest honour in the IMA and represented the highest standards of professionalism, standards compliance and planning and execution in website design and development.