Singapore banknotes 50 Dollars banknote Ship Series (1984 - 1999)
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Obverse: Coaster vessel "Perak"
Centre panel : A pair of Mandarin ducks
Type of fish : Six-banded grouper or Epinephelus Sexfasciatus (Valenciennes)
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: Bird's-eye view of Benjamin Sheares Bridge
The orchid featured on the back of all the Ship series notes is the national flower of Singapore, Vanda Miss Joaquim.
Colour: Blue
Size of note: 156 mm x 74 mm
First issued on: 9 March 1987
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.Benjamin Sheares Bridge
Opened in 1981, the Benjamin Sheares Bridge (Chinese: 薛尔思桥, Pinyin: Xūeěrsī Qíao; Malay: Jambatan Benjamin Sheares) is the longest bridge in Singapore, spanning 1.8 km, and the tallest, at 20 m. It is named after Dr Benjamin Henry Sheares, the second president of the Republic, who passed away four months before the bridge was opened to the public. The bridge was once part of the East Coast Parkway, but it is currently downgraded to an arterial road, Sheares Avenue. The cost of construction was S$177 million.
Built over reclaimed land by construction company Sato Kogyo, the bridge is made of pre-stressed concrete and links East Coast Parkway on the east coast to Marina Bay on the west coast.
Benjamin Sheares Bridge is the setting for the annual SAFRA Singapore Bay Run & Army Half Marathon (formerly the Sheares Bridge Run).