Serious Madam President Launches New S$20 Note To Celebrate SG200! Paid Special Tribute To 8 Sinkie Pioneers, Especially To Translators!

[JohnTan]

SINGAPORE: President Halimah Yacob on Wednesday (Jun 5) launched a S$20 note to commemorate Singapore’s Bicentennial.

The note, issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), depicts Singapore’s journey to nationhood and pays tribute to forebears who laid the foundations for modern Singapore.

The back of the note showcases eight pioneers who made significant contributions to nation building in areas ranging from education, culture and community service to sports and defending Singapore, MAS said. Each note comes with a specially designed folder.

The eight are Munshi Abdullah, secretary and interpreter for Sir Stamford Raffles; Henry Nicholas Ridley, the first director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens; businessmen and philantrophists Tan Kah Kee and P. Govindasamy Pillai; prominent social worker Teresa Hsu Chih; sportswoman Alice Pennefather; WWII war hero Adnan Saidi and pioneering educator Ruth Wong Hie King.

Two million pieces of the commemorative note will be available for public exchange at face value at branches of nine major banks from Jun 10:
- DBS Bank Limited / POSB
- Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited
- United Overseas Bank Limited
- Bank of China Limited
- Citibank Singapore Limited
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited
- Malayan Banking Berhad
- Standard Chartered Bank
- The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

To allow everyone to have an opportunity to exchange for the commemorative note, each individual is allowed to exchange up to 20 pieces of the note per transaction.

In addition, there will be 5,000 limited edition numismatic sets available for sale. Each set comprises an uncut sheet of three S$20 commemorative notes.

Pre-orders can be placed with The Singapore Mint from Wednesday to Jun 13. The numismatic currency sets will be allocated by balloting if they are oversubscribed and will be available for collection from Jun 20.

The S$20 commemorative note was designed by local artists Mr Eng Siak Loy and Mr Weng Ziyan.

In conjunction with the Bicentennial, the MAS Gallery is also exhibiting for the first time a rare collection of currency notes and coins that trace the development of Singapore’s currency over the past 200 years.


Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-bicentennial-20-note-launched-11597998

 

[zhihau]

altogether now!!! huat ah!!!

 

[AhMeng]

The eight are Munshi Abdullah, secretary and interpreter for Sir Stamford Raffles; Henry Nicholas Ridley, the first director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens; businessmen and philantrophists Tan Kah Kee and P. Govindasamy Pillai; prominent social worker Teresa Hsu Chih; sportswoman Alice Pennefather; WWII war hero Adnan Saidi and pioneering educator Ruth Wong Hie King.

I have a question. Which one of them is a Hokkien?

 

[JohnTan]

I have a question. Which one of them is a Hokkien?

Probably Tan Kah Kee. Wasn't he a traitor who fled back to chinkland after WW2? He would have been arrested if he remained in Singapore. Today, an MRT station and Chink High is named after him in honour of his pre-WW2 contributions.

 

[AhMeng]

Probably Tan Kah Kee. Wasn't he a traitor who fled back to chinkland after WW2? He would have been arrested if he remained in Singapore. Today, an MRT station and Chink High is named after him in honour of his pre-WW2 contributions.

So is he a traitor or a hero?

 

[JohnTan]

So is he a traitor or a hero?

He's a traitor in the eyes of the SID and ISD, but he has been re-branded as some local santa claus to keep the peasants happy. Kah Kee was never able to set foot again in Malaya or Singapore because of his commie ties.

 

[Loofydralb]

I have a question. Which one of them is a Hokkien?

Then, hokkiens were brought in as prostitutes so not worth mentioning. They were unsuccessful at prostituting too.

 

[Loofydralb]

Only Munshi lived during the time Raffles connived to steal Sg from Johor. The rest should not be there at all.

 

[AhMeng]

Only Munshi lived during the time Raffles connived to steal Sg from Johor. The rest should not be there at all.

Munshi sold his soul to AMDK?

 

[glockman]

He's a traitor in the eyes of the SID and ISD, but he has been re-branded as some local santa claus to keep the peasants happy. Kah Kee was never able to set foot again in Malaya or Singapore because of his commie ties.

Appreciate the education. So this Tan Kah Kee set up Hwa Chong? And btw, that indian is #notmypresident

 

[AhMeng]

This $20 note will be accepted in Geylang or not?

 

[ftan42]

easily has $40 Mil

 

[JohnTan]

Appreciate the education. So this Tan Kah Kee set up Hwa Chong? And btw, that indian is #notmypresident

Tan had a leading role among the 110 founders of Tao Nan School in Singapore.[1] In 1919, he set up The Chinese High School (now Hwa Chong Institution) in Singapore.

Tan was also a member of the Anglo-Chinese College Council and had pledged S$100,000 to the proposed Anglo Chinese School College in 1919. However, when the proposal was turned down by the Government, he agreed to channel the $30,000 he had given to the Anglo-Chinese School fund for physics and chemistry. This helped to complete the Secondary School at Cairnhill in 1928[2].

Tan was the de facto leader of the Chinese community in Singapore, serving as chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and helping to organise the Hokkien clan association. However, he lost this role when the Chinese Civil War divided Singapore's Chinese community into Communist and Kuomintang sympathisers. Tan was a Communist supporter because he was disillusioned with the corruption within the Kuomintang.[citation needed] After the Communist victory in China and the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Tan tried to return to Singapore in 1950, but was denied entry by the British colonial authorities, who were concerned about communist influence in Singapore and Malaya. He then moved permanently to China and served in numerous positions in the Chinese Communist Party.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tan_Kah_Kee

 

[AhMeng]

Tan had a leading role among the 110 founders of Tao Nan School in Singapore.[1] In 1919, he set up The Chinese High School (now Hwa Chong Institution) in Singapore.

Tan was also a member of the Anglo-Chinese College Council and had pledged S$100,000 to the proposed Anglo Chinese School College in 1919. However, when the proposal was turned down by the Government, he agreed to channel the $30,000 he had given to the Anglo-Chinese School fund for physics and chemistry. This helped to complete the Secondary School at Cairnhill in 1928[2].

Tan was the de facto leader of the Chinese community in Singapore, serving as chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and helping to organise the Hokkien clan association. However, he lost this role when the Chinese Civil War divided Singapore's Chinese community into Communist and Kuomintang sympathisers. Tan was a Communist supporter because he was disillusioned with the corruption within the Kuomintang.[citation needed] After the Communist victory in China and the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Tan tried to return to Singapore in 1950, but was denied entry by the British colonial authorities, who were concerned about communist influence in Singapore and Malaya. He then moved permanently to China and served in numerous positions in the Chinese Communist Party.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tan_Kah_Kee

Lee Kong Chian is his son in law or some relative?

 

[glockman]

Tan had a leading role among the 110 founders of Tao Nan School in Singapore.[1] In 1919, he set up The Chinese High School (now Hwa Chong Institution) in Singapore.

Tan was also a member of the Anglo-Chinese College Council and had pledged S$100,000 to the proposed Anglo Chinese School College in 1919. However, when the proposal was turned down by the Government, he agreed to channel the $30,000 he had given to the Anglo-Chinese School fund for physics and chemistry. This helped to complete the Secondary School at Cairnhill in 1928[2].

Tan was the de facto leader of the Chinese community in Singapore, serving as chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and helping to organise the Hokkien clan association. However, he lost this role when the Chinese Civil War divided Singapore's Chinese community into Communist and Kuomintang sympathisers. Tan was a Communist supporter because he was disillusioned with the corruption within the Kuomintang.[citation needed] After the Communist victory in China and the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Tan tried to return to Singapore in 1950, but was denied entry by the British colonial authorities, who were concerned about communist influence in Singapore and Malaya. He then moved permanently to China and served in numerous positions in the Chinese Communist Party.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tan_Kah_Kee

Thanks. Since he is a confirmed commie, why did they bother to name the MRT station after him? He is persona non grata. I guess the pap still appreciates his many contributions to the chink community. The pap loves money.

 

[AhMeng]

Thanks. Since he is a confirmed commie, why did they bother to name the MRT station after him? He is persona non grata. I guess the pap still appreciates his many contributions to the chink community. The pap loves money.

I wonder how many wives did Tan Kah Kee have? Any virgin amongst them?

 

[glockman]

I wonder how many wives did Tan Kah Kee have? Any virgin amongst them?

Sure have a few lah. Rich chink towkays always have a harem. All were virgins, before he pricked them.

 

[AhMeng]

Sure have a few lah. Rich chink towkays always have a harem. All were virgins, before he pricked them.

Quite a horny hokkien man. Um....

 

[laksaboy]

That's an ugly design. Too many heads.

But keep it up with your 'Bicentennial' feel-good buzz, it's your strategy for the election, not unlike SG50 and 'tributes to LKY' back in 2015.

 

[laksaboy]

Thanks. Since he is a confirmed commie, why did they bother to name the MRT station after him? He is persona non grata. I guess the pap still appreciates his many contributions to the chink community. The pap loves money.

Check the family tree of Tan Kah Kee and Lee Kong Chian. It leads to some very interesting places and people.

Chinese banking cliques and the 'royal' Kwa familee.