Singapore banknotes 2 Dollars banknote Ship Series (1984 - 1999)
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Obverse: "Tongkang"
Centre panel: A rising sun to the right of main design
On the front, all notes have the Singapore Arms, a watermark of a lion's head and the signature and seal of Minister for Finance and Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore. On the front centre panel are creatures from Chinese mythology printed in colour lithographic offset prints. Each note has a security thread embedded vertically across it.
Reverse: Different ethnic groups participating in Chingay Parade (Chinese New Year)
The orchid featured on the back of all the Ship series notes is the national flower of Singapore, Vanda Miss Joaquim.
Size of note: 133 mm x 63 mm
First issued on: 28 January 1991 (Red), 16 December 1991 (Purple)
3RD SERIES - THE SHIP SERIES CURRENCY NOTES (1984 - 1999)
The pictorial and aesthetic themes of this series are based on maritime vessels and the modern development of Singapore. The vignettes on the front of the Ship notes depict vessels that have plied the waters of Singapore over the centuries. The series starts with the merchant craft of bygone days, and progresses to the modern bulk carrier which is featured on the highest denomination. The series pays tribute to the contributions of merchant shipping to the development of Singapore from an entrepot trading centre to the busiest port in the world.Tongkang or "Tong'kang" were a type of light wooden boat used commonly in the early 19th century to carry goods along rivers in Maritime Southeast Asia.
The Chingay Parade is an annual street parade held in Malaysia and Singapore in celebration with the birthdays of the Chinese deities or the procession of the Goddess of Mercy (Guanyin) as part of the Chinese New Year festivities. The term Chingay itself originated from the Chinese communities of Southeast Asia, which is a phonetic equivalent of both the Chinese words "真艺" (zhēnyì) which means "true art" in the Penang version, and "妆艺," (zhuāngyì) which means "a decorated miniature stage" or float in the Singapore version.