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10 Dollars Year of the Snake
| Issuer | Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore |
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| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the Arms of Singapore, depicting a shield charged with a crescent moon and five stars, supported by a lion rampant on the left and a tiger rampant on the right, all above a stylised wave motif. A ribbon scroll beneath the supporters bears the national motto MAJULAH SINGAPURA in Latin lettering. The date 1989 appears in the lower field below the arms. The surrounding legend reads SINGAPURA at the top arc in Latin script, SINGAPORE at the bottom arc, with the Tamil legend சிங்கப்பூர் along the left and the Chinese characters 新加坡 along the right. |
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| Reverse lettering | 巳 10 DOLLARS |
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Singapore's Lunar New Year commemorative series began in 1981 with the Year of the Rooster, issued under the Board of Commissioners of Currency before the Monetary Authority of Singapore absorbed those functions. The Snake issue of 1989 falls mid-series, at a point when secondary market demand for the earlier animals had already established a collector premium structure that influenced mintage decisions for subsequent releases.
Copper-nickel strikes were produced alongside silver and gold versions, with the base metal pieces intended primarily for domestic gifting circulation during the lunar holiday.