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12 Ounces Year of the Snake
| Location | Singapore |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears four large Chinese characters meaning 'grace, wisdom and spirit' arranged in a two-by-two grid, with the date 1989 in the lower portion of the inner circle. The surrounding legend reads REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE at top and 12 OZ SINGOLD · 999.9 FINE around the lower border, separated by bullet points. |
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| Reverse description | High-relief device depicting a graceful Chinese celestial lady in flowing robes, one arm raised, entwined by a large sinuous snake whose head rises above her; auspicious cloud motifs surround the figures in the field. Two Chinese characters (己巳, denoting the Year of the Snake) appear to the left, and a small engraver's monogram is visible at lower right. |
| Reverse script | Chinese |
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