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6 unusual facts about Singapore dollar


Abigail Sin

This gala concert raised over S$200,000 for the The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund.

BK grilled chicken sandwiches

The campaign took McDonald's slogan, "Make it better" and changed it to "Make it even Better" and put the sandwich on sale for SGD$1.00 on the same day the McDonald's product was set to debut.

Bombardier MOVIA C951

73 trainsets consisting of 3 cars each were purchased at a cost of approximately S$570.7 million for passenger service.

One-north

In 2012, business school ESSEC also set up its Asian campus in one-north, for a total investment of S$40 million.

Singaporean response to 2005 Kashmir earthquake

As of October 26, this joint fundraising effort has collected S$700,000.

Tongkang

A tongkang in full sail appeared on the reverse of the 1990 and 1992 Singapore dollar 2 $ currency notes.


Lorong Chuan MRT Station

In June 2003, Singapore Land Authority (SLA) offered Chuan Park (a 99-year leasehold condo near the site of the station) residents S$1 for 220 sq m of land, which comprised mainly car park lots.

Solomon Islands dollar

Examples of dollars that are directly related to the original Spanish dollar unit are the US dollar, the Canadian dollar, the Newfoundland dollar, the East Caribbean dollar, the Belize dollar, the Guyanese dollar, the Bermuda dollar, the Bahamian dollar, the Trinidad and Tobago dollar, the Barbados dollar, the Hong Kong dollar, the Straits dollar, the Malayan dollar, the Singapore dollar, and the Brunei dollar.


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