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5 Dollars Year of the Rat
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the Arms of Singapore, featuring a lion and a tiger as supporters flanking a shield charged with a crescent and five stars, surmounted by a lion passant. The date 2020 appears below the arms within the field. A curved legend in the upper portion reads 'SINGAPURA' in Latin script, flanked by the name in Tamil script to the left and Chinese characters to the right. The lower legend reads 'SINGAPORE' in Latin script. All design elements are rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished rectangular flan. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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Singapore's lunar gold issues are struck by the Singapore Mint under authority of the MAS, with the one-gram format introduced specifically to offer an accessible entry point into investment-grade bullion for the retail market. The 2020 Rat issue marks the opening of a new 12-year cycle, the Year of the Rat being the first of the twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac sequence.