Singapore's lunar series coins are struck by the Singapore Mint under mandate from the MAS, and the 2014 Snake issue appeared in the final year before the series design approach was substantially revised. The snake holds a specific place in the Chinese zodiac cycle as the sixth animal — associated in Singaporean Chinese tradition with wisdom and financial intuition, which gave this particular release stronger collector demand domestically than several adjacent years in the series.
Singapore's lunar series coins are struck by the Singapore Mint under mandate from the MAS, and the 2014 Snake issue appeared in the final year before the series design approach was substantially revised. The snake holds a specific place in the Chinese zodiac cycle as the sixth animal — associated in Singaporean Chinese tradition with wisdom and financial intuition, which gave this particular release stronger collector demand domestically than several adjacent years in the series.