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5 Dollars 25 Years of Public Housing
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
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| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of Singapore occupies the central field, featuring a lion head crescent and five stars enclosed within a circular wreath. The commemorative date range '1960-1985' appears beneath the emblem. The surrounding legend presents the name 'Singapore' in four official languages — English along the lower border, with Tamil, Chinese (新加坡), and Malay (SINGAPURA) arranged around the periphery, reflecting the nation's multilingual identity. |
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| Reverse description | The central field depicts a scene of residential high-rise apartment blocks representative of Singapore's public housing programme, flanked by trees and landscaped greenery. In the foreground, a family group of three figures is shown at leisure — two adults seated and reclining on the ground and a child standing nearby — evoking community life in the Housing Development Board estates. The commemorative legend '25 YEARS OF PUBLIC HOUSING' arcs along the upper periphery in bold Latin lettering, while the denomination '5 DOLLARS' is inscribed along the lower border. |
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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.