Monday, June 2, 2014

The Singapore Coins and Notes Museum


Introduction

The entrance of Singapore Coins and Notes Museum


The Singapore Coins and Notes Museum located at Chinatown. It is the first and only museum in Singapore that represent about currency. It shows the visitors about Singapore’s currency from the 1800s. The museum was establish to make local visitors and tourists learn about all the currency. Other than that, its also as a educational display for people and it is very ineresting part about coins and notes are used for weddings, ornamentation and other purposes in different cultures. Moreover, they can learn about the foreign coins and notes used here in colonial times. It is very unique exhibition on ancient coins, notes and items used for barter trade. As a visitors, they also can have experience to make their own coin using vintage manual press machine as a souvenir to bring home.



Gallery



This is the gallery of the currency collection for all coins and notes at this museum.


Coins

Currency Notes

Some of the currency collection

World largest coin replica 





Operation hour

Open daily 10am – 8pm


Admission Fees

Per entry

Adults - S$10
Children (3-12 years) - S$6
National Serviceman and students - S$6
Senior Citizens (above 60 years old) - S$6
Family - S$25 (2 Adults + 2 Children)

Museum Membership

Family
S$80 annually (2 Adults + 2 Children)
Dual
S$50 annually


Location

40 Pagoda Street, Singapore 059199
contact number : +65-6222-2486


How to get there


By Taxi : Drop off at the taxi stand on Temple Street

By MRT : CLOSEST MRT STATION Chinatown ( North East Line)

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