50 Dollars Parliament

Issued to mark the opening of Singapore's new Parliament House in 1999, which replaced the old colonial chamber that had served since 1954. The new building had been under construction for several years on the same plot near St. Andrew's Road, and the government commissioned a small run of gold commemoratives to coincide with its inauguration — a relatively common practice for Singapore's Mint during state infrastructure milestones of that decade.

Struck in four-nines gold at 31.10 g, this is essentially a one-troy-ounce bullion-grade commemorative, though it was sold at a significant premium over spot at issue.