SINGAPORE: The Singapore Mint has launched commemorative medallions carrying the inscription "World Peace" ahead of the highly anticipated summit in Singapore between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The three medallions would not only commemorate the "momentous step to world peace", but also mark Singapore's role "as a neutral host, and an economic and security gateway between the East and the West", the Singapore Mint said in a press release on Tuesday (Jun 5).
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The front of the medallion features a handshake between the two leaders and the national flags of both countries.
The North Korean flag is depicted on the left, while the US flag is placed on the right. This represents both countries' positions on the political spectrum, explained the Singapore Mint.
The summit date and text "Summit in Singapore" are also minted at the top of the medallion.
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The back of the medallion features a peace dove "which embodies the significance of the summit to bring about world peace", said the Singapore Mint.
The national flowers of US and North Korea - the rose and the magnolia - are also featured on the back.
A total of 1,000 pieces of the gold medallion – priced at S$1,380 each – will be made available to Singapore and the international market. This has since been increased to 3,000 pieces following "overwhelming response", the Singapore Mint said.
The silver medallions to commemorate the summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on Jun 12. (Images: Singapore Mint)
The silver medallion - which features the flags in colour – is priced at S$118. A total of 15,000 pieces worldwide will be minted, up from the earlier announced 10,000 pieces.
The Singapore Mint said earlier that fewer than 200 pieces of the gold medallion and 2,000 pieces of the silver medallion would be allocated to Singapore. The numbers are now under review, it said in an update on Tuesday.
The nickel-plated medallions. (Images: Singapore Mint)
The nickel-plated medallion will retail at S$36. The number of pieces to be minted will depend on the demand, Singapore Mint said.
All three commemorative medallions are available for pre-order from Tuesday onwards at Singapore Mint's retail outlets and website.
The White House last month unveiled their own commemorative coin for the summit. It is available for purchase online at the White House gift shop website.
The meeting between the two leaders will be the first between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader. After a war of words that lasted months, it aims to start a discussion on ending the North's nuclear weapons programme in return for diplomatic and economic incentives.
The exact venue of the Trump-Kim summit has yet to be confirmed, although Singapore has declared a special event zone including its foreign ministry, the US embassy, and several large hotels, such as the Shangri-La.
The Singapore Mint has unveiled three commemorative coins ahead of next week's scheduled summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
The medallions commemorate the summit as a "momentous step to world peace" as well as Singapore's role "as a neutral host, and an economic and security gateway between the East and the West," according to the description on the mint's website.
One side of the coin features a handshake between the two leaders with their respective flags in the background, while the reverse side shows a dove with the slogan "World Peace" emblazoned above it.
The coins come in three different versions - nickel-plated, fine silver and fine gold - and range from 36 Singapore dollars ($A35.25) for the nickel-plated version to 1380 Singapore dollars ($A1352) for the gold.
The minting of the coins comes shortly after the White House released commemorative coins on May 22.
The American coins feature the side profiles of Trump and Kim squarely facing each other, with an image of Air Force One flying over the White House on the reverse side.
Singapore's commemorative coins, of which only a few thousand pieces have been made, were available to pre-order from the mint on Tuesday.
Singapore Mint has unveiled three commemorative medallions to mark the historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in Singapore on 12 June.
“The medallions not only commemorate this momentous step to world peace, but mark Singapore’s role as a neutral host, and an economic and security gateway,” Singapore Mint said on its website.
The gold, silver and nickel-plated medallions feature an engraving of the flags of the US and North Korea, the date and location of the summit, and a handshake.
The reverse side of the medallions features the national flowers of the US and North Korea, which are the rose and magnolia sieboldii, respectively, a peace dove, and the words “World Peace”.
The nickel-plated zinc proof-like medallion, the one ounce 999.9 fine silver proof medallion and the half ounce 999.9 fine gold proof medallion are priced at $36, $118 and $1,380, respectively.
They can be pre-ordered at Singapore Mint’s retail outlets and its e-store as from Tuesday (5 June).
The White House last month unveiled its own commemorative medallion for the summit, showing Trump and Kim looking at each other with their nation’s flags behind them.
Singapore on Tuesday unveiled a commemorative medallion ahead of next week's summit between the U.S. and North Korean leaders in the wealthy city-state, carrying the inscription 'World Peace' in large letters on one side.
The words on the medallion, featured on the online shop of the Singapore Mint, are accompanied by the dove and olive branch motif, a biblical symbol of peace, as well as a rose and a magnolia, the national flowers of the two countries.
The national flags on only the 1 ounce 999 fine silver medallion will be in colour application. It will be priced at $118.
The 1/2 ounce 999.9 fine gold medallion will cost $1380, while the base-metal version with nickel-plated zinc will be $36.
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