Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2 Dollars Year of the Snake
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
|---|---|
| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | KM#341 |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin/Tamil/Chinese |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A coiled snake rendered in fine detail dominates the central field against an ornate background of auspicious clouds and scrolling foliate motifs executed in traditional Chinese decorative style. The serpent is depicted with textured scales, its body coiled upon itself with the head raised, surrounded by a radiating halo suggesting flame or solar energy. The Chinese cyclical year designation 辛巳 appears in the upper field alongside the Gregorian year 2001, while the denomination $2 is inscribed in the lower field. The entire composition is contained within the distinctive fan-shaped puzzle-piece flan, with an inner curved cutout at the base. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Singapore's Lunar Series coins are struck for the collector market and see essentially no circulation, which keeps surviving examples in consistently high condition. The 2013 transition from a biennial to an annual release schedule expanded the series considerably, and the Snake issue falls in the middle of that expanded run.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore contracts production to the Singapore Mint, which has maintained its ISO-certified facilities in Kallang since the late 1960s.