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5 Dollars National Museum
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Engraver(s) | Christopher Ironside |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Tamil/Chinese/Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | SINGAPURA சிங்கப்பூர் 新加坡 SINGAPORE (Translation: Singapore) |
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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.