Token - Year of the Monkey

Reverse

Mother monkey clutching baby and looking to the right. Lotus flowers and leaves engraved along the border. The Chinese character for monkey is to the right of the medallion, with the year of issue 1992 below.

Lettering:
猴
1992

Translation: Monkey

Edge

Plain

Comment

The Lunar Monkey medallion was released by the Singapore Mint as part of the Zodiac series medallion. The medallion was presented in a folder which included a 1992 $1 Periwinkle coin and a 1992 $2 Ship-series banknote. The folder was issued with a large red hongbao envelope.

The set was usually purchased as a gift during the Lunar New Year festivities and given in lieu of the more traditional red packet.