250 Dollars Year of the Dog

Singapore's Lunar series in gold was among the earliest state-mint lunar programs to achieve serious collector traction in Asia, predating the broader Western interest in the format by nearly a decade. The 1994 Dog issue falls midway through the first twelve-year cycle, by which point secondary market premiums had already established that early-cycle pieces were trading above their later counterparts.

The .9999 fineness was a deliberate commercial decision, matching the standard set by the Royal Canadian Mint's Maple Leaf to compete directly in the bullion-collector crossover market.