1g Gold Bar embossed with the image of Singapore’s national mascot, the merlion.
Merlion is one of the icons in Singapore, the unique creature consist of a head of a lion and a body of a fish. It is said to be that the fish body represents Singapore's origin as a fishing village when it was called “Temasek” which means "sea town" in Javanese. The lion head represents Singapore's original name—Singapura —meaning "lion city”.