Title
National Coat of Arms (State Crest) made in the Baharuddin Vocational Institute
Year/Period
1965-1990
Region
Singapore
Object Type
insignia plaque, coats of arms
Material
wood (plant material)
Technique
woodcarving (process)
Dimension
Object size: 70.0 x 81.0 x 6.0 cm
Accession No.
2020-00200
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the Parliament of Singapore
NLB Type
Woodcarving
This National Coat of Arms (also known as the State Crest) was made in the Baharuddin Vocational Institute (1965-1990) and displayed in the old Parliament House prior to the Parliament’s move to the new Parliament House in 1999. Officially adopted on 3 December 1959 at the installation of Singapore’s first local Yang di-Pertuan Negara (Head of State) Yusof bin Ishak, the National Coat of Arms embodies Singapore’s values and ideals, and was introduced to unite and instill loyalty amongst people of the new self-governing multiracial state.
