The 2005 Coronation dollar commemorates the installation of Singapore's third President, S R Nathan, for his second term — though "coronation" is a curiously monarchical word for a republic that abolished its ceremonial presidency's electoral process in 1999, making Nathan the sole candidate both times he took office.
The 2005 Coronation dollar commemorates the installation of Singapore's third President, S R Nathan, for his second term — though "coronation" is a curiously monarchical word for a republic that abolished its ceremonial presidency's electoral process in 1999, making Nathan the sole candidate both times he took office.