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500 Dollars 25th Anniversary of Independence
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Thickness | 2.50 mm |
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| Obverse description | The Arms of Singapore at centre, comprising a shield bearing a crescent moon and five stars flanked by a lion and a tiger as supporters, with a blue base inscribed with the national motto. The date 1990 appears below the emblem. The country name 'SINGAPORE' surrounds the design in four official languages: English, Malay (SINGAPURA), Tamil (சிங்கப்பூர்), and Chinese (新加坡), arranged around the periphery of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | SINGAPURA சிங்கப்பூர் 新加坡 1990 SINGAPORE (Translation: Singapore) |
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Singapore's 25th independence anniversary in 1990 fell at a moment of particular economic confidence — the country had just navigated the mid-1980s recession that briefly shrank GDP, and emerged with a restructured, higher-value manufacturing base. The Monetary Authority chose platinum deliberately: gold and silver issues had already marked earlier anniversaries, and platinum signaled something about where Singapore saw itself heading.
The .9995 fineness matches investment-grade platinum bullion standards, which was not universal practice for commemorative issues of this period.