Third Native Animals of Singapore set wraps up this unusually shaped series of silver coins. After the sea and the air comes the land. For the third year running, the Singapore Mint is releasing a four-coin set depicting the fauna of this internationally admired city state. Starting in 2014 with marine life [...]
Silver coin marks the Singapore Botanical Gardens new UNESCO status. Singapore has long had a love for its botanical spaces, no doubt a result of the high population density. Having lost 95% of its historical forest areas, over half of the naturally occurring flora and fauna now reside in nature reserves. [...]
The Singapore Mint has expanded upon its five-year programme of two-per-year Orchid coins with a new collection containing revised versions of the ten released between 2011 and 2015. The Orchids of Singapore series was comprised of individually packaged, or boxed pairs, very well presented in themed Nimbus-style latex frames. Struck to a proof standard in one-ounce [...]
This weekend sees the 2016 Singapore International Coin Fair and as they're on home turf, the Singapore Mint is releasing some fine new silver coins for the event. Last year saw the release of the Singapore Mints first coins issued for Cambodia, and an unusual set it was. The four ½oz coins depicted some of the [...]
An unusual series that has slipped under the radar for many, the Singapore Mints World Buddha Heritage series launched in 2010 and here we are eight coins later with the final release. Available in ¼ oz gold and 1 oz silver versions, each coin has looked at some of the most impressive Buddhist monuments in Asia. [...]
It's the 75th anniversary of the birth of Bruce Lee. As one of the most recognisable names and faces of the twentieth century, he needs little introduction and is an obvious candidate for some commemorative coins. To date only the Perth Mint has risen to the ocassion with a 1 oz coloured silver coin and a ¼ oz gold. Next up is a country closer to his home, Singapore.
