“Current coin” means coin which is lawfully current in Singapore or in any other part of the Commonwealth or in any foreign country.
Section history
Section 230 — Coin
As in force on 12 November 1993.
Timeline 5 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 12 November 1993 You are here
- 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
- 30 November 2008 Revised edition
- 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
- 17 August 2026 Latest
“Coin” is metal used as money stamped and issued by the authority of the Government or of any other part of the Commonwealth or by the authority of the government of any foreign country in order to be so used.
Illustrations
(a) Cowries are not coin.
(b) Lump of unstamped copper, though used as money, are not coin.
(c) Medals are not coin, inasmuch as they are not intended to be used as money.