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Token - Year of the Snake - 1989
| Location | Singapore |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Obverse description | Large stylized Chinese character 福 (fu, meaning good fortune or blessings) in high relief at the centre of the field, surrounded by a border of repeating Greek key (meander) pattern motifs. The legend SINGAPORE arcs along the upper rim and the date 1989 appears at the bottom. |
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| Reverse description | A woman in traditional ornate dress and floral headdress is depicted in the foreground, with a large coiled snake rendered in bold relief occupying the background and upper field. The Chinese earthly branch character 巳 (si, denoting the Snake in the Chinese zodiac) appears to the upper left in the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | 巳 |
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