Singapore, 1971 AD., F.A.O. series, 5 Cents, KM 8.

Singapore, F.A.O. series, 1971 AD.,
5 Cents (21,5 mm / 1,27 g), aluminium, mintage: 3.049.000 ,
Obv.: INCREASE PRODUCTION / MORE FOOD FROM THE SEA , around pomfret fish l.
Rev.: 1971 SINGAPORE / 5 / CENTS , two wheat ears to l.
KM 8 .

The regular five cent coin (KM 2, issued 1967-85) was a copper-nickel coin. Til 1948 the independent city-state Singapore was part of the British colony of the Straits Settlements and later Malaysia. Singapore left the Federation of Malaysia in 1965 and issued own coinage since 1967.

Pomfret are perciform fishes belonging to the family Bramidae.
They are found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, and the largest species, the Atlantic pomfret, Brama brama, grows up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) long.
Several species are important food fish, especially Brama brama in south Asia. The earlier form of the pomfret's name was pamflet, a word which probably ultimately comes from Portuguese pampo, referring to various fish such as the blue butterfish (Stromateus fiatola).
Silver or white pomfrets live in coastal waters off the Americas, Western Africa and the Indo-Pacific Region. Fish of this family are characterized by their flat body, forked tail fin and long pectoral fins.
Silver Pomfret are usually silver/white in color, with few small scales. They can grow up to 4-6 kg (8–13 lb). however, due to overfishing, specimens weighing less than 1 kg (2 lb) are more commonly seen.
This fish is prized in the Indo-Pacific Region for its taste. It is called "Paplet" in Mumbai and "Vawall" in parts of South India.