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SGD - 新加坡元

The 新加坡元 is the currency of 新加坡. Our currency rankings show that the most popular 新加坡元 exchange rate is the SGD to USD rate. The currency code for Singapore Dollar is SGD, and the currency symbol is S$. Below, you'll find 新加坡元 rates and a currency converter.

Currencies of Singapore Prior to Colonization
As early as the 8th century AD, Chinese merchants introduced the first documented currency of the Malay Peninsula. Since there was no official currency at the time, Singapore's merchants usually used Spanish and Mexican Dollars. Paper money began to appear in the peninsula in the 18th and 19th centuries, issued by private banks such as the Asiatic Banking Corporation, the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, and The Shanghai Banking Corporation.

Singapore's Currency as a Colony
As a British colony, Singapore began using the Straits Dollar in 1845. The Straits Dollar was the colony's official currency for nearly a century until it was replaced by the Malayan Dollar in 1939, with a brief discontinuation during the Japanese occupation. In 1953, the Malayan Dollar was replaced by the Malaya and British Borneo Dollar.

Currency of Independent Singapore
Singapore became an independent nation known as the Republic of Singapore in 1965. The new country established the Board of Commissioners of Currency, which introduced the Singapore Dollar, with the first banknote series issued in 1967. These notes were known as 'Orchid' notes and were exchangeable with the Malaysian Dollar at par until 1973. The currency was initially pegged to the British Pound at a rate of 60 SGD to 7 GBP. The currency re-pegged to the US Dollar and then to a weighted basket of currencies. In 1985, the Singapore Dollar adopted a market oriented approach and was allowed to float, although it was still closely monitored. In 2002, the Board of Commissioners of Currency was disbanded, and the functions of the board were given to the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

新加坡元 Stats

Name新加坡元
Symbol$
Minor unit1/100 = Cent
Minor unit symbol
Top SGD conversionSGD to USD
Top SGD chartSGD to USD chart

新加坡元 Profile

NicknamesSing
CoinsFreq used: S¢5, S¢10, S¢20, S¢50, $1
Rarely used: S¢1
Bank notesFreq used: $2, $5, $10, $50
Rarely used: $1, $20, $25, $100, $500, $1000, $10000
Central bankMonetary Authority of Singapore
Users
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实时货币汇率

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EUR / USD1.09349
GBP / EUR1.16953
USD / JPY147.521
GBP / USD1.27887
USD / CHF0.876211
USD / CAD1.34825
EUR / JPY161.313
AUD / USD0.661405

央行汇率

货币Interest Rate
JPY-0.10%
CHF1.75%
EUR4.50%
USD5.50%
CAD5.00%
AUD4.35%
NZD5.50%
GBP5.25%