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New
currency bill: The Peanut series
17 Aug 05
The
Singapore Democrats received this amusing “report” on
the NKF and Mrs Goh Chok Tong's “peanut” remark. We
share it here with our readers.
The
Moneytree Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched a brand
new
Singapore Dollar bill, which has been named the “Peanut
Series”. Each
peanut series bill is legal tender
equivalent to 600,000 Singapore
Dollars, henceforth known as 1
Peanut.
The CEOs across the Republic have been quick to
applaud the launch
of the 1 Peanut bill. In an interview with
a Mr. Durai, a CEO of a
philanthropic organisation, who wished
to remain anonymous, he said, “Now I don't have to carry
suitcases of money home. Prior to the issuing of the peanut, I
had to carry a whole suitcase of small change home every month.
This is because the people who paid me tend to do so in small
amounts, like $5 dollars each time, and it can be very
irritating. Now I am just paid 1 Peanut with a single bill, slip
it quickly into my wallet and off I go. It's very
convenient!”
The reaction by the general public was
however cool. Most said that
it is unlikely that they will
ever use a 1 Peanut bill. With a average
national income of
S$3000 (0.005 Peanut), the average Singaporean will need about 2
lifetimes to save a Peanut. Said a Mr. Tan, who is a plumber,
“The other day, I installed a golden tap in some CEO's
bathroom and he paid me using 1 Peanut for the $1000 golden tap.
I tell him where got enough change?”
Watch out for
the newest security features on the 1 Peanut note,
including a
new watermark which replaces the traditional lion head. The
new
watermark can only be seen under an intense bright light and
close
scrutiny because of its extreme lack of
transparency.
According to MAS spokesman, the added
security features are
extremely important given that 1 Peanut
can probably buy three 4-room HDB flats, or 10 Nissan Sunnies,
“the average Singaporean will be very tempted to lay their
hands on a Peanut.”
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