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5 Dollars National Museum
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Thickness | 2.23 mm |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of Singapore occupy the central field, featuring a shield with a crescent moon and five stars, flanked by a lion and a tiger as supporters, with a banner below. The legend surrounding the emblem reads 'SINGAPURA', 'சிங்கப்பூர்', '新加坡', and 'SINGAPORE' in Malay, Tamil, Chinese, and English respectively, rendered in the four official scripts of the nation. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued to mark the opening of the National Museum of Singapore on Stamford Road, which had undergone a major renovation and rebranding from its previous identity as the National Museum to a dedicated history museum. The 1987 commemorative program was part of a broader Singaporean government effort to institutionalize national heritage just two decades after independence — a deliberate cultural policy rather than routine numismatic output.