The currency used in Singapore till date has been unchangeable since 1999. This was again replaced in 1984 by the ship series. In 1976, Singapore old coins were withdrawn from circulation only to be replaced by what came to be popularly known as the \"bird\". They had images of orchid on their fronts and were in nine different denominations, ranging from 1 cent Singapore to one thousand dollars. The very first of the Singapore coins dollars known as the \"orchids\", were minted in 1967. On Octothe Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore, was dissolved and its functions, property and liabilities have been transferred to the MAS Currency Department. The Malaysian government decided to terminate the agreement on, however Brunei and Singapore continued with the Agreement until the present day. The currencies of the 3 countries were henceforth interchangeable at par value. This allowed the new Bruneian, Malaysian and Singapore Dollars to be used as customary tender in all three countries. However, to uphold some level of currency cooperation, the three countries decided on the Currency Interchangeability Agreement of 1967. By the newly established Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore (BCCS) under the Currency Act of 1967, Singapore issued its own currency. Now the three participating countries, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei each issued its own currency. The currency union which had been operating for 29 years came to an end on 12 June 1967. In 1965 Singapore attained political independence from Malaysia.
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