{"product_id":"julw2-kb1962","title":"Singapore 1975 $10 10th Anniversary of Independence .500 Silver Coin in Case (light wear)","description":"Singapore 1975 $10 10th Anniversary of Independence .500 Silver Coin in Case (light wear)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 folded it first 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\u003eThis 50% silver coin celebrates the tenth anniversary of Singapore's independence. The country's long maritime history is front and centre on the coin's reverse, with a detailed engraving of a freighter berthed by a wharf. The obverse displays Singapore's Coat of Arms. The coin comes in a wooden case with COA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note, there is some light (but not distracting) wear on the case and capsule.","brand":"Colonial Acres Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52930971140385,"sku":"July.Week2.P1-KB1962","price":69.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/1744\/7457\/files\/KB1962.jpg?v=1783097328","url":"https:\/\/www.colonialacres.com\/products\/julw2-kb1962","provider":"Colonial Acres Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}