Singapore mint 2010 tiger series

This Year is a year of the tiger in the lunar or Chinese calendar. Tiger is the 3rd animal in the lunar calendar. Many mint are producing Chinese lunar coins nowadays and many people love to collect the complete sets of the lunar calendar. This week I will be posting about some of the best and weird tiger coins I found minted by every coin mint I can find. Today is the tiger coin minted by Singapore Mint for 2010. One of the coin mint that I can see is eagerly producing lunar coins for many years.

This is one of the heaviest gold coin I can found for the tiger coin. This Singapore Lunar Tiger is weight at 5oz with 999.9 Fine Gold Proof Coin Quality minting. Only 200 pcs of this coin minted and its price at S$11,037.00. The obverse of all coins bear the Singapore coat of arms and 2010 solar date. The tiger design on the reverse with floral-shaped ingot featuring a tiger family taking their ease. The painting is the work of tiger artist Mr. Tan Seng Yong.

Another coin that worth to mention is Singapore Lunar Tiger 2oz 999 Fine Silver Piedfort Proof Colour Coin. Only 20,000 pcs of this coin is minted and it is priced at S$175.00. Over 10 kind of lunar tiger coin are minted by Singapore mint. This is a good way to give blessings all the way this Chinese new year with pockets full of gold. You can purchase them online or try searching this coin at coin dealer near you.

Some facts about Tiger I found via wikipedia, The tiger (Panthera tigris) is a member of the Felidae family; the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Its can Reach up to 3.3 metres (11 ft) in total length and weighing up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds), the larger tiger subspecies are comparable in size to the biggest extinct felids. Aside from their great bulk and power, their most recognisable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes that overlays near-white to reddish-orange fur, with lighter underparts. The most numerous tiger subspecies is the Bengal tiger while the largest subspecies is the Siberian tiger.

Photo by Monika Betley in Wikimedia:Panthera tigris sumatran subspecies.

The word "tiger" is taken from the Greek word "tigris", which is possibly derived from a Persian source meaning "arrow", a reference to the animal's speed and also the origin for the name of the Tigris river. In American English, "Tigress" was first recorded in 1611. It was one of the many species originally described, as Felis tigris, by Linnaeus in his 18th century work, Systema Naturae. The generic component of its scientific designation, Panthera tigris, is often presumed to derive from Greek pan- ("all") and Theron ("beast"), but this may be a folk etymology. Although it came into English through the classical languages, panthera is probably of East Asian origin, meaning "the yellowish animal," or "whitish-yellow."

Source: Singapore Mint, Wikipedia, Numismaster.com