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10 Dollars 10th Anniversary of Independence
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| Thickness | 2.33 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | ·10TH ANNIVERSARY· MAJULAH SINGAPURA 1965-1975 REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE (Translation: Onward Singapore) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Singapore's independence from Malaysia in 1965 was involuntary — the federation expelled the island rather than the reverse, leaving Lee Kuan Yew famously in tears at the press conference announcing the separation. A decade later, with the city-state having defied every prediction of economic collapse, the Monetary Authority commissioned this issue to mark what had become an unexpectedly credible anniversary. The .500 fine silver composition was a deliberate economy; Singapore's finance ministry was not in the habit of sentiment outpacing pragmatism.