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10 Dollars Communication Satellite (Silver)
| Issuer | Singapore Mint |
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| Year | 1978-1980 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#17.1 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1978 - - 167,000 1978 sm - Proof - 10,000 1979 - - 168,000 1979 sm - Proof - 9,000 1980 sm - Proof Set only - 14,000 |
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Singapore launched its first domestic satellite television service via the Palapa A satellite — Indonesia's, not its own — in the late 1970s, a period when the city-state was aggressively positioning itself as a regional communications hub. This coin series commemorates that ambition rather than any specific infrastructure Singapore owned outright. The .500 silver composition, notably base for a commemorative of this era, reflects the Mint's cost-conscious approach during a period when silver premiums were climbing toward the extraordinary spike of 1980.