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2 Dollars Year of the Monkey
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
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| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the Singapore state arms at center, comprising a lion passant and crescent with five stars, encircled by the national name inscribed in all four official languages — English, Malay, Tamil, and Chinese — arranged around the periphery of the fan-shaped flan. The year of issue, 2014, appears beneath the emblem in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | SINGAPURA சிங்கப்பூர் 新加坡 2014 SINGAPORE (Translation: Singapore) |
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Singapore's lunar series coins are produced under a licensing arrangement that ties official mintage to the Chinese zodiac cycle, with each animal year driving substantial collector demand across Southeast Asia and diaspora communities worldwide. The Monkey issue for 2014 falls in the year Jiawu — a 60-year sexagenary cycle designation that last occurred in 1954 — giving it a calendrical specificity that matters to buyers steeped in that tradition.
Mintage for MAS lunar silvers is tightly controlled, and secondary market premiums on sealed issues have historically outpaced spot within two to three years of release.