Singapore Mint

The Singapore Mint is a Singaporean mint manufacturer.[1] The Singapore Mint is a fully owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries.[2]

History

The Singapore Mint was established in 1968 as a basic minting facility to produce circulation coins for Singapore.[3] It produced Singapore's first and second series of circulation coins.

In 1984, the Brunei Currency Board, of newly independent Brunei, ordered four million circulation coins and 8,000 sets of commemorative coins.[4] The one cent coin was struck in bronze with the five, ten, twenty and fifty cents coins in cupro-nickel.

Notable Production History

Singapore 150th anniversary commemorative coin

In 1969, the Singapore Mint released its first commemorative coin to mark the 150th anniversary of modern Singapore's founding.[9] Weighing 24.88 and minted with .916 fineness gold with a $150 face value, the coin featured the Raffles Lighthouse, a landmark in Singapore. It has a mintage of 198,000.[10]

Changi Airport commemorative coin

With the opening of Singapore's Changi Airport in 1981, the mint produced 2 commemorative coins of the same design featuring the airport's control tower. One coin was minted in .925 silver weighing 20 grams[11] while the other was minted in copper-nickel weighing 17 grams.[12] The latter was the mint's first production of cupro-nickel coins.[9] Both coins had a $5 face value.

Pope John Paul II Singapore visit medallion

In 1986, Pope John Paul II made his inaugural trip to Singapore, signifying the first-ever visit by a Catholic pontiff to the country. The Singapore Mint commemorated this visit with a cupro-nickel medallion with the pope's portrait on one side and a flying dove with the words “Love and Peace” on the other side.[13]

50th Anniversary of Singapore Airlines

In 1997, the 50th anniversary of Singapore Airlines, Singapore's national carrier, was commemorated with the issue of 3 coins - a $50 one ounce gold proof coin (with .9999 fineness), a $5 30-gram silver proof (with .925 fineness), and a $5 20-gram copper-nickel coin.[14] The coins' reverse featured a Singapore Airlines airplane with the text "Singapore Airlines 50th Anniversary".

Trump-Kim summit medallions

In 2018, the Singapore Mint produced three commemorative medallions to mark the Trump-Kim summit - a half ounce gold proof medallion with .9999 fineness, a one ounce silver proof medallion with .999 fineness, and a nickel-plated zinc medallion. The gold and silver medallions had an initial 1,000 and 10,000 mintage initially but were increased to 3,000 and 15,000 pieces due to "overwhelming" demand.[15]

NS55 silver medallion

In 2022, the Singapore Mint produced a commemorative 20-gram NS55 silver proof-like medallion in celebration of Singapore's 55th year of National Service (NS). Minted with .999 fineness silver, the medallion featured five uniformed servicemen from the Republic of Singapore Navy, the Singapore Civil Defence Force, the Singapore Army, the Singapore Police Force, and the Republic of Singapore Air Force.[16]

foundation	1968
founder	Goh Keng Swee
location country	Singapore
locations	3
key people	David Yip - Mint Director 2008-
industry	Metalworking
products	Coins
parent	Sembcorp
homepage	https://www.singaporemint.com/

History

Coin Gallery

Notable Production History

Singapore 150th anniversary commemorative coin

Changi Airport commemorative coin

Pope John Paul II Singapore visit medallion

50th Anniversary of Singapore Airlines

Trump-Kim summit medallions

NS55 silver medallion

Incident

See also

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