SINGAPORE, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Monday unveiled the 2017 Year of the Rooster Almanac Coins, which will be issued on Jan. 1, 2017, said MAS in a press release.
MAS noted this is the inaugural issue of the Singapore Fourth Chinese Almanac Coin Series, which will be issued over a span of 12 years, from 2017 to 2028. Each year's issue will depict a zodiac animal in a park or natural landscape setting in Singapore.
The first coin in the series will feature the Rooster with Kampong Buangkok, Singapore's last surviving village, in the background. Built in 1956, Kampong Buangkok, which is approximately the size of three football fields, was home to about 40 families in the 1960s. While 28 families still live in the rustic village.
MAS added that the obverse of the coins bears the Singapore Coat of Arms with the year 2017.
The central bank said the coins will be available in 10 different versions, including a 1 kg rectangular coin which will be minted on 999 fine silver with a relief height of at least three times the relief of past 1 kg coins, to bring focus to the Rooster. Special premium sets consisting of various coin combinations will also be available to the public.
