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5 Dollars Gold Bullion
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of Singapore occupy the central field, depicting a lion passant and a tiger flanking a shield, above a crescent and five stars, with a banner below. The date appears beneath the arms. The legend 'SINGAPORE' and its equivalents in Tamil (சிங்கப்பூர்), Chinese (新加坡), and Malay (SINGAPURA) are inscribed around the periphery in their respective scripts, reflecting Singapore's four official languages. The overall design is executed in a clean, modern style typical of Singapore's bullion coinage. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Singapore's one-tenth ounce gold bullion program was established to compete directly with the Krugerrand and Maple Leaf in the Asian investment market, with the Monetary Authority positioning the series as a regionally credible alternative during the sustained growth years of the mid-1990s. The .9999 fineness specification — four nines rather than the three used by most sovereign bullion programs at the time — was a deliberate quality signal aimed at Chinese investor preference, where purity carries commercial weight beyond the merely technical.