Minted in Singapore, coined for the world
From just having the government as its only customer, S'pore Mint has been going places
Singapore
WHEN the latest Singapore coins arrived last year, the Singapore Mint had a rude shock.
The Singapore Mint - a subsidiary of mainboard-listed Sembcorp Industries - had previously produced most of the local circulation coins here but, unknown to it, the new coins were minted in Canada.
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