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50 Dollars Save the Children Fund
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Composition | Gold (.9999) |
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| Obverse script | Latin, Tamil, Chinese |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a scenic composition depicting two children paddling a traditional dugout canoe on open water, with a stylized palm tree to the left and a tropical shoreline in the background, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The curved legend SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND arcs across the upper portion of the coin, while the denomination $50 is prominently displayed in the central right field. The design evokes themes of childhood, adventure, and humanitarian purpose consistent with the Save the Children Fund charitable series. |
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Issued to mark the 30th anniversary of Singapore's National Children's Fund and aligned with the global Save the Children movement, this piece was part of Singapore's expanding commemorative gold program of the late 1980s — a period when MAS was actively cultivating a collector market for fine gold issues tied to social and diplomatic themes. Mintages for this series were tightly controlled, and the .9999 fineness was a deliberate departure from the .900 gold used in earlier Singapore commemoratives.