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5 Dollars Giant Panda
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a full-colour applied depiction of two giant pandas, Jia Jia and Kai Kai, set against a naturalistic background of green bamboo stalks and grey rocks. The name 嘉嘉 (Jia Jia) appears in Chinese characters in the upper right field, with 凯凯 (Kai Kai) inscribed below the denomination $5 in the right field. The legend 1 TROY OZ 999 FINE SILVER is engraved along the lower rim. The vivid colour printing contrasts with the polished proof fields of the oval flan. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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This coin marks the 2012 loan of two giant pandas — Kai Kai and Jia Jia — from China to Singapore's River Safari park, a diplomatic gesture that formalized years of negotiation between the two governments. China has used panda loans as a tool of bilateral diplomacy since the 1950s, and Singapore's pair arrived under a ten-year agreement renewable at Beijing's discretion.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore issued this as part of its broader commemorative bullion program, which has leaned heavily on Sino-Singaporean relations as subject matter given the city-state's majority ethnic Chinese population and its carefully managed relationship with the mainland.