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5 Dollars 25 Years of Public Housing
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Engraver(s) | Christopher Ironside |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Tamil/Chinese |
| Obverse lettering | SINGAPURA சிங்கப்பூர் 新加坡 1960-1985 SINGAPORE (Translation: Singapore) |
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Singapore's public housing program, administered by the Housing and Development Board since 1960, had by 1985 relocated over 75% of the population into HDB flats — one of the most rapid and complete urban resettlement programs in recorded history. The 25th anniversary this coin marks was a genuine policy milestone: in 1960, roughly 9 in 10 Singaporeans lived in overcrowded shophouses or rural kampongs with no running water or sanitation.
Copper-nickel $5 commemoratives from the MAS in this period saw limited circulation; most were absorbed by collectors at point of issue.