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  • 1 Dollar 1992-2012, KM# 103, Singapore
  • 1 Dollar 1992-2012, KM# 103, Singapore
Obverse

Coat of arms of Singapore surrounded by the word "Singapore" in Singapore's four official languages (Malay, Chinese, English, and Tamil).

At the centre of the coat of arms is a red shield bearing a white crescent (a new moon, representing a rising young nation) and five white stars (representing various national ideals including multiculturalism), supported by a lion and a tiger (representing Singapore and Malaysia respectively); below them is a blue ribbon inscribed with Majulah Singapura in gold, Malay for "Onward Singapore". While the use of the coat of arms is restricted to the government, the symbol enjoys wide use on the national currency and state decorations, and appears on the cover of the national passport.

SINGAPURA 新加坡 SINGAPORE சிங்கப்பூர்
MAJULAH SINGAPURA
1997

Reverse

Periwinkle blossom at center surrounded by four smaller blossoms.

Catharanthus roseus, commonly known as the Madagascar periwinkle, rose periwinkle, or rosy periwinkle, is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae. It is native and endemic to Madagascar, but grown elsewhere as an ornamental and medicinal plant, a source of the drugs vincristine and vinblastine, used to treat cancer. Other English names include '“Cape periwinkle” and "old-maid".

Engraver: Christopher Ironside

ONE DOLLAR
$1

Edge

REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

1 Dollar

Ribbon downwards
KM# 103
Characteristics
Material Aluminium Bronze
Weight 6.3 g
Diameter 22.4 mm
Thickness 2.4 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal

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