By Neshall
Saran Singh AMN, AMP (FRNS, PNM, TNM) has been appointed and honoured as a Foundation Fellow of the Malaysia Numismatic Society with the title of FMNS by Malaysia Numismatic Society - a non-profit organisation dedicated to the research, collection and documentation of coins, banknotes, medals, tokens and related exonumia items.
The 74-year old was bestowed the award at a grand dinner event in Kuala Lumpur today (November 16, 2019) attended by more than 200 coin collectors.
“It's an honour and privilege to receive this award and it wouldn’t have been possible without my family’s moral support and inspiration...they are truly my backbone. I sincerely thank each and everyone from Malaysia Numismatic Society," said Saran, during the event, witnessed by his eldest son, Dalwinder Singh and grandson, Naveen Singh.
Saran was born in Kuala Lumpur. He received his early education at St. Gabriel's School in Kuala Lumpur.
He started to enter the field of numismatics in 1969 and has to date wrote and published nearly 20 books and articles. His specialities includes Penang, Straits Settlements, Sarawak, British North Borneo, the tin/lead coins of early Brunei, Singapore Merchants Tokens, Sikh coin of Punjab and Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei coins and Banknote.
On 3rd December 1989 he received the honour P.N.M (Pakar Numismatic Malaysia) by Malaysia Numismatic Society.
Among his most autographed books are "The Encyclopaedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 1400-1967" and the second edition, "The Encyclopaedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei, 1400-1986".
Both the books have become a reference guide for many Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei coins collectors.
The second edition book with 696 pages (weight : 2.08kg) sold for RM1500 in Malaysia Numismatic Society (MNS) Auction and it is worth much more than that today. However, it is almost impossible to find the book in the market now.
A book he published not too long ago is "The Encyclopaedia of Dry Rubber Export Coupons of Malaya, Netherlands East Indies and Ceylon (1922-1942).
Launched on 16 December 2016 with his wife, Amarjit Kaur Grewal by his side, the research for this book took 2.5 years to complete. It is a follow up of the second edition of the book with the similar title published in 1990.
The book was officially launched on 8 January 2017 as a KWNM publication at the Malaysia Numismatic Society auction.
The second edition covers the detailed history of rubber export coupons for Malaya, Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia) and Ceylon.
The book also documents and catalogues petrol ration coupons, share certificates and government bonds.
This book went on to win the prestigious International Banknote Society (IBNS) Book of the Year 2016 award, the first Malaysian publication to achieve such an honour.
Limited copies of the second edition are still available for sale and you can purchase autographed copies directly from Saran Singh.
You can read more about his work at coinsofmalaysia.blogspot.com, a blog which is regularly updated by Dalwinder.
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Saran Singh AMN, AMP (FRNS, PNM, TNM) has been appointed and honoured as a Foundation Fellow of the Malaysia Numismatic Society with the title of FMNS by Malaysia Numismatic Society - a non-profit organisation dedicated to the research, collection and documentation of coins, banknotes, medals, tokens and related exonumia items.
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| Saran Singh (centre) with the prestigious honour |
“It's an honour and privilege to receive this award and it wouldn’t have been possible without my family’s moral support and inspiration...they are truly my backbone. I sincerely thank each and everyone from Malaysia Numismatic Society," said Saran, during the event, witnessed by his eldest son, Dalwinder Singh and grandson, Naveen Singh.
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| L-R : Naveen, Saran, Dalwinder - the 3 generations of Numismatists |
Saran was born in Kuala Lumpur. He received his early education at St. Gabriel's School in Kuala Lumpur.
He started to enter the field of numismatics in 1969 and has to date wrote and published nearly 20 books and articles. His specialities includes Penang, Straits Settlements, Sarawak, British North Borneo, the tin/lead coins of early Brunei, Singapore Merchants Tokens, Sikh coin of Punjab and Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei coins and Banknote.
On 3rd December 1989 he received the honour P.N.M (Pakar Numismatic Malaysia) by Malaysia Numismatic Society.
Among his most autographed books are "The Encyclopaedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 1400-1967" and the second edition, "The Encyclopaedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei, 1400-1986".
Both the books have become a reference guide for many Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei coins collectors.
The second edition book with 696 pages (weight : 2.08kg) sold for RM1500 in Malaysia Numismatic Society (MNS) Auction and it is worth much more than that today. However, it is almost impossible to find the book in the market now.
A book he published not too long ago is "The Encyclopaedia of Dry Rubber Export Coupons of Malaya, Netherlands East Indies and Ceylon (1922-1942).
Launched on 16 December 2016 with his wife, Amarjit Kaur Grewal by his side, the research for this book took 2.5 years to complete. It is a follow up of the second edition of the book with the similar title published in 1990.
The book was officially launched on 8 January 2017 as a KWNM publication at the Malaysia Numismatic Society auction.
The second edition covers the detailed history of rubber export coupons for Malaya, Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia) and Ceylon.
The book also documents and catalogues petrol ration coupons, share certificates and government bonds.
This book went on to win the prestigious International Banknote Society (IBNS) Book of the Year 2016 award, the first Malaysian publication to achieve such an honour.
Limited copies of the second edition are still available for sale and you can purchase autographed copies directly from Saran Singh.
You can read more about his work at coinsofmalaysia.blogspot.com, a blog which is regularly updated by Dalwinder.
WATCH THE VIDEO
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