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5 Dollars Year of the Monkey
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Composition | Gold (.9999) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the Arms of Singapore centrally, featuring a shield supported by a lion rampant on the left and a tiger on the right, with a crescent moon and five stars on the shield's face. A ribbon beneath the shield bears the national motto 'MAJULAH SINGAPURA' in Latin script. The legend 'SINGAPURA' arcs across the upper field in Latin, flanked by the Tamil inscription 'சிங்கப்பூர்' to the left and the Chinese characters '新加坡' to the right. The date '2016' appears in the lower central field, with 'SINGAPORE' arcing along the lower rim. |
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| Mintage | 2016 sm - Proof - 2,000 |
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Singapore's lunar gold series targets the overseas Chinese collector market with precision — the Monetary Authority has calibuted mintages and release windows to coincide with Chinese New Year demand cycles since the 1980s. The 2016 Monkey issue falls in the ninth year of the current twelve-year lunar cycle for this series. Half-troy-ounce and quarter-troy-ounce formats were struck concurrently, giving buyers tiered entry points at the same fineness.