Singapore 1993 20 cents

from the Stonecat Collection

After independence in 1965, Singapore introduced its own coinage. The twenty cents was struck to the module of a British shilling (5.65 g, 23.6 mm diameter). The weight was reduced to 4.5 g in 1985 and the national arms modified slightly in 1992, creating this type, which was struck 1992-2013 at the Singapore mint. Some dates, such as 1992, 1994-95, 2005, 2008 and 2013, are available only in the collector sets. The proofs were struck in silver (KM 101a).

Recorded mintage: 24,998,000 plus 15,000 sterling silver proofs.

Specification: 4.5 g, copper-nickel, 21.36 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 101.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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• 1984 20 cents
• 1990 5 cents
• 1992 cent
• 1995 5 cents
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• 1996 250 dollars, Year of the Rat, 1 oz gold
• 2000 5 dollars, the new millennium
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