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| Issuer | Singapore |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Tamil/Chinese/Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | SINGAPURA சிங்கப்பூர் 新加坡 2009 SINGAPORE (Translation: Singapore) |
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Singapore's Lunar series has been running since 1981, making it one of the longest-continuously-issued bullion programs in Southeast Asia. The 2009 Ox issue fell during the global financial crisis, a period when gold bullion demand spiked sharply and many sovereign mint allocations sold out well ahead of schedule.
The .9999 fineness — four nines — was a deliberate commercial distinction from the .999 standard common at the time, positioning the Singapore Mint against Canadian and Australian competition for the premium collector-investor market.