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5 Dollars Benjamin Sheares Bridge
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
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| Year | 1982 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1967-date) |
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| Obverse script | Chinese, Latin, Tamil |
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| Reverse lettering | BENJAMIN SHEARES BRIDGE 5 DOLLARS |
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The Benjamin Sheares Bridge, completed in 1981, was Singapore's largest infrastructure project at the time of its opening — a twin-deck expressway spanning the Marina Bay waterway and named after the country's second president, who had died in office the previous year. This commemorative issue followed within a year of the bridge's completion, part of the Monetary Authority's ongoing practice of marking major civil engineering achievements as the island-state built out its modern infrastructure at a pace few nations matched.
The .925 silver composition ties this to Singapore's earlier commemorative standard before the MAS shifted toward lower-silver or base-metal issues in subsequent series.