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100 Dollars Year of the Ox
| Issuer | Singapore |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of Singapore is depicted centrally, featuring the lion head crescent and five stars within a shield, flanked by a lion and a tiger as supporters. The country name appears in a four-language legend surrounding the emblem, rendered in English, Malay, Tamil, and Chinese script. The date of issue, 2009, is inscribed beneath the emblem in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised ox rendered in traditional Chinese decorative art style occupies the central field, depicted in a striding pose facing left with detailed stippled engraving on its body. Behind the ox, a geometric latticework pattern fills the background, evoking classical Chinese ornamental motifs. The Chinese cyclical year characters 己丑 appear to the upper left of the design. The denomination $100 is inscribed in the lower central field, with the legends '1 TROY OZ 999.9 FINE GOLD' arcing along the lower rim. |
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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.