S'pore Mint launches commemorative coins to celebrate royal birth
The Singapore Mint has launched the limited edition Royal Birth commemorative coins, in celebration of the birth of the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Prince George was born on July 22, 2013.
The commemorative coins are exclusively minted by The Royal Mint and launched locally by The Singapore Mint.
The commemorative coins are available in two distinctive designs and collections -- the 2013 UK ￡1 925 BU Coin and the St George and the Dragon UK ￡5 925 Silver Proof Coin. Both collections can be purchased individually.
The Singapore Mint said there are only 10,000 pieces minted for each collection.
The Royal Birth Coins are available for order now on the Singapore Mint's website and will be available at its retail outlets at the end of September.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
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To mark 50 years of Singapore's green movement: Grow a plant out of a stamp
The four designs in this stamp issue portray Singapore's vibrant urban landscape nestled within a thriving garden with native plants and wildlife. To commemorate 50 years of greening Singapore, the stamps come in biodegradable paper with the local stamp affixed with seeds of the Portulaca grandiflora. -- ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Grow your own flower out of a stamp, with a first-of-its-kind, biodegradable series of stamps launched by President Tony Tan Keng Yam at the National Parks Board's (NParks) Festival of Biodiversity at VivoCity on Saturday.
A collaboration between NParks and Singapore Post, the special stamps come with small moss-rose seeds stickered on its front. One only needs to soak the stamp in water for a day and it can be sowed in soil.
In celebration of 50 years in Singapore's greening movement, a book titled Living in a Garden: The Greening of Singapore was also launched, together with a new biodiversity campaign for schools, where students audit their school grounds for fauna and flora and receive advice from experts for a suitable greening action plan.
Said President Tony Tan: "I am heartened to see that many Singaporeans are taking ownership of our City in a Garden vision, and helping to conserve Singapore's natural heritage for the benefit of future generations."
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
MAS to launch third set of Native Orchids of Singapore Coins
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will launch the third set of the limited edition 2013 Native Orchids of Singapore Coins on August 2. (Image: The Singapore Mint)
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will launch the third set of the limited edition 2013 Native Orchids of Singapore Coins on August 2.
The silver-proof colour coins are the third in a series that feature over 200 species of orchids that once thrived in Singapore.
The coming issue of the two coins will feature two native orchids: Bulbophyllum flabellum-veneris and Dendrobium crumenatum.
The Bulbophyllum flabellum-veneris is a yellow orchid that is becoming increasingly endangered in Singapore.
The second, commonly known as the "Pigeon Orchid", grows freely in lowland forest and woodlands.
A special feature of the coins is that a portion of their circumference will be semi-rimless.
The flip side of the coins bears the Singapore Arms with the year 2013.
The coins can be bought individually or as a coin set.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
造币厂推出：“胡姬花系列”纪念硬币
新加坡造币厂推出第三套“本地胡姬花系列”纪念硬币。这套纪念硬币是由新加坡金融管理局发行，将在8月2日正式推出。（图／新加坡造币厂提供）
为纪念本土野生胡姬花重新被引进本地，新加坡造币厂推出第三套“本地胡姬花系列”纪念硬币。这套纪念硬币是由新加坡金融管理局发行，将在8月2日正式推出。
今年推出的这套纪念币刻画的胡姬花品种，分别为：Bulbophyllum flabellum-veneris和Dendrobium crumenatum（俗称“鸽子兰”）。
前者是本地野生胡姬花，属于濒危品种，它的黄色花瓣底部带有红色和紫色。后者是本地常见的野生胡姬花，一般在森林低洼地区生长，花卉白中带黄，有香味，由于形状像飞翔的鸽子，因为也被称为鸽子兰。
两种设计的纪念币，各推出1万枚。每枚售价为148元。两种设计为一套，售价300元。
上两套“本地胡姬花系列”分别在去年和前年推出，受到公众的热烈欢迎。
从即日起至本月26日，公众可通过www.singaporemint.com预先订购，也可从8月2日起到新加坡造币厂的零售店购买。
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