Pintu pagar (fence door)
Pesona Anggerik
Inside a Peranakan kitchen
Tok Panjang (Long Table)
Post independence banknote series issued by the newly formed Board of Commissioners of Currency Singapore under Mr Lim Kim San.
It marked a breakaway from the British pound pegging it to the US Dollar
First currency - The Orchid Series 1967-1976
9 denominations, rare $25 note
First orchid stamps 1962-1966
1,8,12 and 30cents
Hybridisation and Diplomacy
1893 in a garden in Tanjong Pagar, Agnes Joachim and Armenian Singaporean horticulturist, crossed Papilionanthe teres with Papilionanthe hookerkia to create Papilionanthe Miss Joaquin, the world’s first registered orchid hybrid.
In 1950s, Orchid Diplomacy bloomed,Aranthera Anne Black was the first VIP named orchid, sparking a traditional of VIP orchids to honour visiting dignitaries. With 3500 hybrids registered (nearly half-vandaceous).
Singapore Orchids are a living archive of beauty, prestige and national imagination.
A True masterpiece and delightful showcase
