Chinese characters in the center, with the first year of dragon 1952 prior to Singapore Independence and the year of issue 2012. Surrounding the edge are the words Singapore engraved in the four major spoken languages (English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil). The four lunar years of the dragon (1964, 1976, 1988 and 2000) are engraved between them.
Obverse lettering
சிங்கப்பூர் 1976 SINGAPORE 1988
1952
2012
1964 SINGAPURA 2000 新加坡 (Translation: சிங்கப்பூர், 新加坡, SINGAPURA = SINGAPORE)
Obverse script
Reverse description
Two Chinese dragons chasing a flaming pearl in the center, with Chinese characters to the left and lettering over the top and bottom edge of the round.
Reverse lettering
SM THE SINGAPORE MINT
1/10 TROY OZ 999.9 FINE GOLD