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5 Dollars Grammatophyllum Speciosum
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the Singapore state coat of arms at centre, featuring a shield charged with a crescent moon and five stars, supported by a lion rampant to the left and a tiger rampant to the right, with the national motto MAJULAH SINGAPURA inscribed on a banner below. The legend SINGAPURA arcs along the upper rim in Latin characters, flanked by the Tamil inscription சிங்கப்பூர் to the left and the Chinese characters 新加坡 to the right. The date 2011 appears below the arms, with SINGAPORE inscribed along the lower rim. The design is executed in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Grammatophyllum speciosum — the tiger orchid — holds the distinction of being the world's largest orchid species by mass, with single plants recorded at over a tonne in the wild. Singapore's orchid coinage series, issued through the Monetary Authority, drew on the country's long association with orchid cultivation and export, an industry the government actively developed from the 1970s onward as both a commercial enterprise and a national branding exercise.