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.
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.