$50 Commemorative Note of Mr. Lee Kuan Yew For SG50!

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An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:

I am so going to collect this note!!

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The government will print new commemorative $50 notes with the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew's photo on it, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in Parliament today.

Apparently the design was already decided last year, before Mr Lee's death.

Mr Lee will be featured showing his fist raised, on a transparent panel on the note. He will be seen leading a group of people with the chants, "Merdeka!".

"Merdeka!" is a Malay word and translates as "freedom".

Mr Lee said that the plan was for the late Mr Lee to launch the commemorative set of notes himself. "Sadly that is not to be," PM Lee said.

"But we have decided to continue with the project and will launch the notes later this year. They will form part of our SG50 celebrations, which will honour our founders even as we pledge ourselves to continue their work," he added.

Ms Foo Mee Har from the West Coast GRC and Dr Lily Neo from Tanjong Pagar GRC where the late Mr Lee was also a member of parliament at, asked if Mr Lee's image could also be printed on Singapore's currency notes and coins. PM Lee said that it "is certainly something we can consider for the future".

Dr Neo also asked if Changi Airport could be renamed after Mr Lee as she said that he was the one who decided on relocating the airport from Paya Lebar to Changi but PM Lee said that such decisions should not be rushed.

PM Lee added that future generations should not regret these decisions.

http://therealsingapore.com/content/...e-lee-kuan-yew




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