{"product_id":"augw4-kb2385","title":"Pair of Singapore 1975 \u0026 1977 $10 .500 Silver Coins, 2pcs","description":"Pair of Singapore 1975 \u0026amp; 1977 $10 .500 Silver Coins, 2pcs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis pair of silver coins celebrates the history and culture of Singapore! In 1819, the British East India Company established a trading post in Singapore. Within five years, control of the island had shifted from the Dutch-controlled state of Johor to the British Empire, which first folded it into the Straits Settlements, and then into British India. Singapore remained a British naval base and trading centre until 1963 -- with the brief but important exception of its seizure by Japan during the devastating 1942 Battle of Singapore -- when it separated from Britain to join the Federation of Malaysia. A period of intense political and racial strife followed, culminating in Singapore's ejection from Malaysia. Suddenly, in 1965, Singapore found itself a newly independent country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese $10 coins, comprised of 50% silver, celebrate the 10th anniversary of Singapore's independence, and the 10th anniversary of ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) respectively.","brand":"Colonial Acres Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53254237684001,"sku":"Aug.Week4.P1-KB2385","price":112.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/1744\/7457\/files\/KB2385.jpg?v=1787243684","url":"https:\/\/www.colonialacres.com\/products\/augw4-kb2385","provider":"Colonial Acres Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}