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Medallions Featuring Botanic Gardens Icons Mark Key Milestones

The Straits Times

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July 23, 2025

Collectors can now get their hands on three intricately designed commemorative medallions marking several milestones in 2025 for the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

- Angelica Ang

Medallions Featuring Botanic Gardens Icons Mark Key Milestones

Launched by the Singapore Mint as part of a special collaboration with the Gardens, the medallions feature three iconic Gardens landmarks – the Bandstand, the Singapore Herbarium, and Burkill Hall at the National Orchid Garden.

Each medallion, available in both 24K gold plating and 999 fine silver, commemorates one of the Gardens’ landmark anniversaries, the National Parks Board (NParks) said in a statement.

These are the 10th anniversary of the Gardens’ inception as a Unesco World Heritage Site, the 30th anniversary of the National Orchid Garden, and the 150th anniversary of the Singapore Herbarium and Library of Botany and Horticulture.

The medallions are sold individually and in three-in-one collector sets, and can be purchased at all Singapore Mint retail outlets and at www.singaporemint.com.

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