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5 Dollars United Nations
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of Singapore is depicted centrally, comprising a lion's head above a crescent moon and five stars, all within a shield, flanked by a lion and a tiger as supporters. The country name appears in four official languages surrounding the emblem: English (SINGAPORE) at the top, Malay (SINGAPURA) at the left, Tamil script at the right, and Chinese characters (新加坡) at the bottom. The date 1995 appears in the lower field beneath the emblem. |
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| Obverse lettering | SINGAPURA சிங்கப்பூர் 新加坡 1995 SINGAPORE (Translation: Singapore) |
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Singapore issued this coin to mark the 50th anniversary of the United Nations, a commemorative program shared by dozens of member states that year. The bimetallic format was a deliberate choice — by 1995, Singapore's mint had developed strong production capability in this construction, having adopted it for circulation coinage earlier in the decade. The UN anniversary series gave the Monetary Authority an opportunity to deploy that technical competence on an internationally recognizable theme rather than a purely domestic one.