title: National Treasures of Singapore
text: # National Treasures of Singapore
  
  The national treasures of Singapore are artifacts deemed to have significant historical importance to the country of Singapore.
  
  ## List
  
  Below is a list of artifacts considered to be National Treasures by the National Museum of Singapore.
  
  | S/N | Name | Description | Year |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Singapore Stone | The Singapore Stone is a fragment of a large sandstone slab which originally stood at the mouth of the Singapore River, believed to date back to at least the 13th century and possibly as earlier. | Unknown |
  | 2 | Portrait of Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham | Portrait of the first Resident General of the Federated Malay States, by John Singer Sargent | 1904 |
  | 3 | Last will and testament of Munshi Abdullah | Munshi Abdullah is widely considered as the father of modern Malay literature and was scribe and copyist for Sir Stamford Raffles. | 1854 |
  | 4 | Mace of the City of Singapore | Chinese philanthropist Loke Wan Tho in conjunction with King George VI granting Singapore a Royal Charter in 1951 | 1951 |
  | 5 | Daguerreotype view from Fort Canning Hill | By French customs service officer Alphonse-Eugene Jules | 1844 |
  | 6 | Gold armlets and rings from Fort Canning | East Javanese style, found at Fort Canning Hill | 1928 |
  | 7 | Portrait of Sir Stamford Raffles | Portrait of the founder of Singapore by noted painter Xu Beihong | 1939 |
  | 8 | Natural history drawings of flora and fauna | Collection of 477 drawings commissioned by William Farquhar | 19th century |
  | 9 | A wooden hearse | Used for the funeral of Chinese philanthropist Tan Jiak Kim | 1917 |
  | 10 | Embroidered Chinese coffin cover | One of the largest of its kind in existence in Singapore | unknown |
  | 11 | A glove puppet stage | Belonging to the Fujian puppet troupe, Xin Sai Le | 1930s |
  