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10 Dollars Year of The Dragon
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | The arms of Singapore occupy the central field, depicting a shield charged with a crescent moon and five stars, supported by a lion rampant to the left and a tiger rampant to the right, all resting on a scroll bearing the Malay national motto MAJULAH SINGAPURA. The country name appears in four scripts: SINGAPURA arching across the upper field in Latin, சிங்கப்பூர் in Tamil script along the left margin, and 新加坡 in Chinese characters to the right. The date 2000 and the English legend SINGAPORE are inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Reverse script | Chinese, Latin |
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Singapore's Lunar New Year collector series has run since the 1980s, but the 2000 Dragon issue carried unusual cultural weight — the Year of the Dragon coincided with the turn of the millennium, producing a confluence that drove demand well beyond typical series releases. The Dragon year already commands the highest birth rates across Chinese communities worldwide, and the double significance of 2000 amplified that.