In 1986, a series that best exemplifies The Singapore Mint's creativity is the award-winning "Voyage of the Kon-Tiki" Coin, commissioned by Samoa. This coin won the "Most Artistic Coin of the Year" awarded by the World Coin News, USA, greatly boosting the Mint's international status as a coin maker.
Stringent and high exacting standards has earned The Singapore Mint another international award in 1991. The "500 Years of America, Peter Minnewit" Coin was conferred the "Best Commemorative Coin of the Year". Following closely in 1993, the "Best Crown Coin of the Year" was conferred on the "Discovery of Fiji, Colonist William Bligh" Coin. The Singapore Mint also became one of the few mints in the world certified to the ISO9001 standard.
The 1990s marked the strive towards excellence for The Singapore Mint. In the 1990s, the Mint continues to strengthen its niche evolved around its total service concept, from conceptualisation, production to marketing.
But technology itself has to match international standards. To achieve this end, the Mint embarks on its road to perfection.
The 1990s is called the innovative years of the Mint. It began in 1992 with the unique scallop shape $5 Singapore silver coin and bi-metal uncirculated coin commissioned by BCCS. 1994 saw another first, the incorporation of gold insert in a silver proof medallion, a tribute to Singapore's national servicemen for their duo role in our total defence.
Another exciting breakthrough designates a promising year in 1995. For the first time in Asia, the capability of creating latent images on the same surface of a coin is applied on the 1 ounce Singapore Lion Gold Proof Coin. Subsequently, this technique was also applied on a commemorative World War II silver ingot (1995) and a silver medallion in commemoration of the Centennial Olympic Games (1996).
Imagine the glory of Singapore's national flower, Vanda Miss Joaquim, in resplendent colour on an ingot minted for the 1996 Sterling Silver Proof Coin Set. The Mint has again introduced a new meaning. This capability is further used by applying "Sepia-tone" on a minted ingot featuring a historical moment of Singapore when six members of its First Legislative Council was elected in 1948. Within the same year, the technique of applying serialised number marking on coins was reflected on a ½ ounce Singapore Lion Gold Proof Coin.
No less inspiring is the dynamic wave ring effect specially engineered on a commemorative coin to mark the 50th Anniversary of Singapore Airlines in 1997. During the same year, another special technique known as the "Aura Effect" is applied delicately on the Second Series Nepal Lord Buddha 1 ounce gold proof coin.
This technique creates an aesthetic representation of Lord Buddha with a gradual tone of colour surrounding him.
Approaching the year-end of 1997 spurs another new height for the Mint when it strikes a unique medallion, which marks the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit's 10th Anniversary (SMRT). The ingenuity lies in the concept of having a through-hole in the medallion, which aptly simulates the opening of the MRT tunnel, creating a new horizon of visual presentation on minted collectibles.
In 1986, a series that best exemplifies The Singapore Mint's creativity is the award-winning "Voyage of the Kon-Tiki" Coin, commissioned by Samoa. This coin won the "Most Artistic Coin of the Year" awarded by the World Coin News, USA, greatly boosting the Mint's international status as a coin maker.
Stringent and high exacting standards has earned The Singapore Mint another international award in 1991. The "500 Years of America, Peter Minnewit" Coin was conferred the "Best Commemorative Coin of the Year". Following closely in 1993, the "Best Crown Coin of the Year" was conferred on the "Discovery of Fiji, Colonist William Bligh" Coin. The Singapore Mint also became one of the few mints in the world certified to the ISO9001 standard.
The 1990s marked the strive towards excellence for The Singapore Mint. In the 1990s, the Mint continues to strengthen its niche evolved around its total service concept, from conceptualisation, production to marketing.
But technology itself has to match international standards. To achieve this end, the Mint embarks on its road to perfection.
The 1990s is called the innovative years of the Mint. It began in 1992 with the unique scallop shape $5 Singapore silver coin and bi-metal uncirculated coin commissioned by BCCS. 1994 saw another first, the incorporation of gold insert in a silver proof medallion, a tribute to Singapore's national servicemen for their duo role in our total defence.
Another exciting breakthrough designates a promising year in 1995. For the first time in Asia, the capability of creating latent images on the same surface of a coin is applied on the 1 ounce Singapore Lion Gold Proof Coin. Subsequently, this technique was also applied on a commemorative World War II silver ingot (1995) and a silver medallion in commemoration of the Centennial Olympic Games (1996).
Imagine the glory of Singapore's national flower, Vanda Miss Joaquim, in resplendent colour on an ingot minted for the 1996 Sterling Silver Proof Coin Set. The Mint has again introduced a new meaning. This capability is further used by applying "Sepia-tone" on a minted ingot featuring a historical moment of Singapore when six members of its First Legislative Council was elected in 1948. Within the same year, the technique of applying serialised number marking on coins was reflected on a ½ ounce Singapore Lion Gold Proof Coin.
No less inspiring is the dynamic wave ring effect specially engineered on a commemorative coin to mark the 50th Anniversary of Singapore Airlines in 1997. During the same year, another special technique known as the "Aura Effect" is applied delicately on the Second Series Nepal Lord Buddha 1 ounce gold proof coin.
This technique creates an aesthetic representation of Lord Buddha with a gradual tone of colour surrounding him.
Approaching the year-end of 1997 spurs another new height for the Mint when it strikes a unique medallion, which marks the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit's 10th Anniversary (SMRT). The ingenuity lies in the concept of having a through-hole in the medallion, which aptly simulates the opening of the MRT tunnel, creating a new horizon of visual presentation on minted collectibles.
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