SINGAPORE: A total of four million commemorative S$10 coins marking the 100th birth anniversary of Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew have been minted.
marking the 100th birth anniversary of Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew have been minted.
The gold-coloured LKY100 coins, unveiled in May, are minted in aluminium bronze and have a diameter of 30mm, making them about 22 per cent larger than the Third Series S$1 coins currently in circulation. The reverse of the coin features a portrait of Mr Lee Kuan Yew accompanied by Marina Barrage and the skyline of the Raffles Place financial district.
They will be allocated a two-week collection period during the window of Sep 4 to Nov 26, and a designated bank branch to collect the coins.
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