
Check out MAS' 2013 native orchids series of Singapore coins
These will be issued on 2 August.
According to a release, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched the 2013 Native Orchids of Singapore Coins. The coins are the third in a series that celebrates the beauty of over 200 species of orchids that once thrived in Singapore, some of which are still found in our forests today. The coins will be issued on 2 August 2013.
The 2013 Native Orchids of Singapore Coins feature two native orchids – Bulbophyllum flabellum-veneris and Dendrobium crumenatum.
A portion of the circumference of each coin is semi-rimless. This is a unique feature of the coins in the series.
The obverse of the coin bears the Singapore Arms with the year 2013. The coins can be purchased from the Singapore Mint.