Singapore's lunar new year commemorative series launched in 1985 with the Year of the Ox, making this 1987 Rabbit issue the third in the run. The Monetary Authority of Singapore deliberately issued these in nickel rather than the silver used by regional competitors, a pragmatic decision that kept them accessible to the domestic population as keepsakes rather than purely export collectibles.
Singapore's lunar new year commemorative series launched in 1985 with the Year of the Ox, making this 1987 Rabbit issue the third in the run. The Monetary Authority of Singapore deliberately issued these in nickel rather than the silver used by regional competitors, a pragmatic decision that kept them accessible to the domestic population as keepsakes rather than purely export collectibles.