Membership certificate of the Tsung Sin Kongsi

Title
Membership certificate of the Tsung Sin Kongsi
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: Length:15.4cm Width:12.4cm
Accession No.
1996-02881-016

The membership certificate of the Tsung Sin Kongsi, one of Singapore’s secret societies, is part of the William Stirling Collection. William George Stirling was the Assistant Protector of Chinese in Singapore from 1921 to 1931. The certificate bears an image of three peaches, along with the Chinese characters ‘tao’ and ‘yuan’, which mean ‘peach garden’ and depict the qualities of loyalty and faithfulness.