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5 Dollars Gold Bullion
| Issuer | Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore |
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| Year | 1990-1995 |
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| Thickness | 1.1 mm |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Mintage | 1990 - In sets only; No privy mark; KM#79 - 8,000 1990 - Proof, in sets only; No privy mark; KM#79 - 2,000 1991 - In sets only; Goat; KM#87 - 8,000 1991 - Proof, in sets only; Goat; KM#87 - 2,500 1992 - In sets only; Monkey; KM#108 - 4,298 1992 - Proof, in sets only; Monkey; KM#108 - 2,000 1993 - In sets only; Rooster; KM#117 - 3,400 1993 - Proof, in sets only; Rooster; KM#117 - 1,500 1994 - In sets only; Dog; KM#128 - 1,900 1994 - Proof, in sets only; Dog; KM#128 - 1,500 1995 - In sets only; Pig; KM#133 - 1,500 1995 - Proof, in sets only; Pig; KM#133 - 1,500 |
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Singapore's fractional gold bullion program launched in the late 1980s as the city-state positioned itself as a regional precious metals trading hub, a role formalized by the development of the Singapore Gold Exchange — the first gold futures exchange in Asia, established in 1978. The one-tenth ounce denomination was aimed squarely at retail investors across Southeast Asia, where small-denomination physical gold has deep cultural purchase as both savings vehicle and gift.
The BCCS issued these under its own authority rather than through the Monetary Authority of Singapore, a distinction that reflects the unusual dual-track currency administration Singapore maintained until the MAS absorbed the BCCS in 2002.