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| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
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| Year | 2005-2018 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Yusof bin Ishak, first President of the Republic of Singapore, rendered in intaglio against a blue guilloche underprint. The coat of arms of Singapore appears in the upper left corner, while a Cylindrical Cowrie shell motif is integrated into the background design. Multilingual inscriptions identifying the issuing authority and denomination are arranged around the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is devoted to the Arts theme, presenting four ethnic musical instruments representing Singapore's multicultural heritage: the Chinese Pipa, the Malay Kompang, the Indian Veena, and the Classical Violin. Two reproductions of artworks from the Singapore Art Museum — entitled 'Gibbon' and 'Drying Salted Fish' — are incorporated into the composition as vignettes, illustrating the development of the local arts scene. |
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| Variants | P#49a - Without small symbol on back below word "ARTS" P#49b - With one square on back below word "ARTS" ■ P#49c - With two squares on back below word "ARTS" ■■ P#49d - With one triangle on back below word "ARTS" ▲ P#49e - With two triangles on back below word "ARTS" ▲▲ P#49f - With one diamond on back below word "ARTS" ♦ P#49g - With two diamonds on back below word "ARTS" ♦♦ P#49h - With one star on back below word "ARTS" ★ P#49i - With two stars on back below word "ARTS" ★★ |
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