50 Dollars MAS

Features

Issuer	Singapore
Issuing bank	Monetary Authority of Singapore
Period	Republic (1965-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	2005-2024
Value	50 Dollars 50 SGD = USD 39
Currency	Dollar (1967-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	156 × 74 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Number	N# 205537
References	P# 49 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Series: Portrait Series

Obverse

Portrait of Yusof bin Ishak, first president of the Republic of Singapore.
Coat of arms of Singapore in the top left corner.
Cylindrical Cowrie on blue-themed background.

Scripts: Chinese, Latin, Tamil

Lettering:
SINGAPURA 新加坡 சிங்கப்பூர் SINGAPORE
THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER
FIFTY
DOLLARS
CHAIRMAN
MONETARY AUTHORITY
OF SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE Yusof bin Ishak

Reverse

As the secondary design for the $50 note, the Arts Theme reflects the coming-of-age of the Singapore Arts scene. The design appropriately depicts a mix of four ethnic musical instruments. The Chinese Pipa, Malay Kompang, Indian Veena and Classical Violin epitomise Singapore as a confluence of Chinese, Malay, Indian and Western cultures. The instruments are complemented by portions of two local artworks in the Singapore Art Museum, entitled "Gibbon" and "Drying Salted Fish". The works represent the development and achievements of artists in the country.

Lettering:
SINGAPORE
ARTS

Watermark

Yusof bin Ishak

Signatures

Lee Hsien Loong (LHL)	Chairman Monetary Authority Of Singapore
Goh Chok Tong (GCT)	Chairman Monetary Authority Of Singapore
Tharman Shanmugaratnam (TS)	Chairman Monetary Authority Of Singapore

Comments

Years of issue are coded with geometrical symbols below word "ARTS" on reverse of note.

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Date	Signatures	VF	XF	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
ND (2005)	LHL	$ 24		$ 24	P# 49a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	No symbol (2AA → 2KZ)	22%
ND (2010)	GCT	$ 41			P# 49c Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	2 squares ■ ■ (3AL → 3 g?, 3HR → 3HV)	9%
ND (2012)	TS				P# 49d Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	1 triangle ▲ (4AA → 4BG, 4DR → 4DX)	3%
ND (2013)	TS				P# 49e Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	2 triangles ▲▲ (4BH → 4DJ, 4K? → 4LX)	5%
ND (2013-2014)	TS				P# 49f Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	1 diamond ♦ (4DY → 4GZ, 4MA → 4MJ)	8%
ND (2014)	TS				P# 49g Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	2 diamonds ♦ ♦ (4HB → 4LQ, 4MK → 4MR)	12%
ND (2016)	TS		$ 39		P# 49h Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	1 star ★ (5AA → 5EM)	14%
ND (2017)	TS	$ 40		$ 58	P# 49i Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	2 stars ★★ (5ER → 5HZ, 5JQ → 5KJ)	24%
ND (2018)	TS	$ 46		$ 50	P# 49j Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	3 stars ★★★ (5KK → 5LV, 5MF → 5QX)	20%
ND (2019-2010)	GCT				P# 49b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	1 square ■ (3AA → 3AK, 3 g? → 3HQ)	10%
ND (2024)	TS			$ 44	P# 49k Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	1 solid house ☗ (6AN → 6DZ)	7%
ND (2024)	TS				P# 49l Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	2 solid houses ☗☗ (6MQ →	0.6%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 97 Lot 249	7 Oct 2023	ND (2016) TS – P# 49h – 1 star ★ (5AA → 5EM)	UNC	USD 62.68 (EUR 54.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 78 Lot 2047	1 Mar 2023	ND (2016) TS – P# 49h – 1 star ★ (5AA → 5EM)	XF	USD 53.39 (EUR 46.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 97 Lot 250	7 Oct 2023	ND (2017) TS – P# 49i – 2 stars ★★ (5ER → 5HZ, 5JQ → 5KJ)	UNC	USD 58.03 (EUR 50.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Katz Auction 178 Lot 316	13 Dec 2025	ND (2018) TS – P# 49j – 3 stars ★★★ (5KK → 5LV, 5MF → 5QX)	UNC	Unsold
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 164 Lot 2266	1 Aug 2025	ND (2018) TS – P# 49j – 3 stars ★★★ (5KK → 5LV, 5MF → 5QX)	UNC	USD 49.91 (EUR 43.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 159 Lot 127	3 Jun 2025	ND (2018) TS – P# 49j – 3 stars ★★★ (5KK → 5LV, 5MF → 5QX)	UNC	Unsold
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 76 Lot 122	28 Jan 2023	ND (2018) TS – P# 49j – 3 stars ★★★ (5KK → 5LV, 5MF → 5QX)	UNC	USD 54.55 (EUR 47.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Katz Auction 179 Lot 290	27 Dec 2025	ND (2024) TS – P# 49k – 1 solid house ☗ (6AN → 6DZ)	UNC	USD 51.07 (EUR 44.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 176 Lot 219	18 Nov 2025	ND (2024) TS – P# 49k – 1 solid house ☗ (6AN → 6DZ)	UNC	USD 32.50 (EUR 28.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 163 Lot 283	15 Jul 2025	ND (2024) TS – P# 49k – 1 solid house ☗ (6AN → 6DZ)	UNC	USD 44.11 (EUR 38.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.