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10 Dollars Year of the Horse

Issuer Monetary Authority of Singapore
Year 2002
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Weight 28.28 g
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Obverse description Central field bears the arms of Singapore — a lion and tiger supporting a shield charged with a crescent and five stars, surmounted by a lion passant — rendered in high relief. The national name appears in a four-language legend surrounding the emblem: 'SINGAPORE' in Latin script at top, 'SINGAPURA' in Latin script (Malay) at left, Tamil script at right, and Chinese characters at bottom. The date '2002' appears in the exergue beneath the emblem.
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Obverse lettering SINGAPURA சிங்கப்பூர் 新加坡 2002 SINGAPORE
(Translation: Singapore)
Reverse description A stylised horse rendered in traditional Chinese decorative art stands in the centre of the field, depicted in profile facing left with detailed mane and body markings. The horse is surrounded by elaborate auspicious calligraphic scrollwork and floral motifs in low relief, evoking classical Chinese papercut artistry. The cyclical year characters '壬午' appear in the upper right field within the scrollwork, denoting the Year of the Horse in the Chinese sexagenary cycle. The denomination '$10' is inscribed in the lower central field, framed by the decorative border.
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