1 Dollar 2005

Weight

0.30 g

Diameter

7.0 mm

Thickness

0.80 mm

Material

Gold (.9999)

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Reeded

Technique

Milled (Carded)

Front design

Coat-of-arms of Singapore with a downward-bending ribbon with the lettering MAJULAH SINGAPURA. The year of issue is below and surrounding along the edge is the word Singapore in the four major languages of the country, English, Tamil, Chinese, and Malay.

Back design

Rooster motif

Year of Minting

2005

Ruling authority

Republic (1965-date)

Mint location

SM Singapore Mint , Singapore

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: SINGAPURA சிங்கப்பூர் 新加坡 SINGAPORE 2005 Reverse: 0.3 GRAMS 999.9 FINE GOLD 乙酉 $1

Context

This is the first issue of the Singapore Mint's Lunar Third Series, and the second of the smallest gold coin released as legal tender. The carded one dollar gold coin design was continued until the end of this series, with the final coin released in 2016 when the series was concluded. No further one dollar gold denomination was issued for the Lunar Fourth Series. The 2003 Lunar Goat was struck in various metal which included copper-nickel, silver and gold. Gold coins were issued in $1, $5, $100 and $200 denominations. Silver coins were issued as proofs in $2, $10 and $25, with the $10 coin being coloured. The sole copper-nickel coin was proof-like in $2 denomination. The coin was first released on the 29th December 2004 with an issue price of S$38.70. All were packaged in a credit-card-sized yellow-colour hard plastic card, as shown below. The specifications on the card listed the expected mintage as 8,000. However actual mintage released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) was just 2,817 coins.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Non-circulating

In circulation

Yes

Demonetized

No

Marketplace listings

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