SINGAPORE: The Singapore Mint said on Thursday (Jun 7) it is still taking orders for all three commemorative medallions that were launched to mark the highly anticipated summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
It made the clarification after a report which said that the gold medallions were listed as “out of stock” on its website.
A screenshot of the Singapore Mint website that listed the gold medallion as “out of stock”. (Image: Channel 8 News)
In an email, the Singapore Mint explained that the out of stock status was a “technical glitch due to overwhelming traffic” on its website.
“The Singapore Mint is still continuing order taking for all three medallions, including the gold medallion,” it said, adding that the closing date for orders is Jun 12, 2018.
A check on the Singapore Mint website on Thursday showed that the gold medallion, along with the silver and nickel-plated medallions, are still available for pre-order.
However, a message on the website stated that there has been overwhelming demand for both the gold and silver medallions, and balloting may be necessary.
“Item is subjected to balloting if demand exceeds the allocation for Singapore,” the message read. “Orders are not guaranteed until the ballot results are out. Allocation of orders will be by ballot where applicable and orders may be partially fulfilled without prior notice in case of over subscription.”
The Singapore Mint has already had to increase the number of medallions made available to the Singapore and international market due to “overwhelming response”.
On Tuesday, just hours after launching them, it announced that the gold medallions available will be increased from 1,000 to 3,000 pieces. A total of 15,000 silver medallions will be minted, up from 10,000 pieces.
The Singapore Mint earlier that fewer than 200 pieces of the gold medallion and 2,000 pieces of the silver medallion would be allocated to Singapore. But it has not revealed how many more will be allocated to Singapore, given the increase in pieces of gold and silver medallions minted overall.
