Singapore legislation
Section 17
of Currency Act
Section 17
Form and design of currency notes and coins
(1)
Currency notes issued by the Board shall be of such denomination and of such form and design and printed from such plates and on such material and may be authenticated in such manner as the Board may, from time to time, decide.
(2)
The dies, plates and other instruments or materials used for the printing of notes shall be prepared and kept and the currency notes printed, issued and destroyed in accordance with any direction of the Board for the prevention of fraud and improper use.
(3)
Coins issued by the Board shall be of such denominations and of such weight, form and design, and made of suchmetal or metals as the Board may, from time to time, decide.
(4)
The dies and any other instruments or materials used for the minting of coins shall be prepared and kept, issued and destroyed in accordance with any direction of the Board for the prevention of fraud and improper use.
(5)
The Board shall publish in the Gazettethe denominations and other characteristics of notes and coins issued by it.