Singapore coat-of arms in the centre with an upwards bending ribbon. Surrounding this is the name of the country, inscribed in the four major languages of the country. The year of issue is below the coat-of-arms.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
SINGAPURA
新加坡
SINGAPORE
சிங்கப்பூர்
MAJULAH SINGAPURA
1988 (Translation: SINGAPURA, 新加坡, சிங்கப்பூர் = SINGAPORE MAJULAH SINGAPURA = PROGRESS/ONWARDS SINGAPORE)
Reverse description
Lunar Dragon motif chasing a flaming pearl ball, in the center of a circle. Along the border are representations of the twelve lunar animals, with the face value of the coin is below. The Chinese characters for dragon is above the dragon`s tail.