Dear WBCC members and non WBCC members,
Welcome into the World of Bi-, Tri- and Tetra-metallics. I hope you enjoy reading this week's issue of the WBCC Newsmail.

1. Bi-metallic 2 Euro 2016 from Vatican City (1)..... by Pabitra Saha, UK
Here a picture of the new Bi-metallic 2 Euro 2016 from Vatican City, proposed - bicentenary of formation of Swiss Guards


2. Bi-metallic 2 Euro 2016 from Vatican City (2)..... by Pabitra Saha, UK
Here a picture of the new Bi-metallic 2 Euro 2016 from Vatican City, Jubilee of Mercy - to be issued in Oct 2016


3. Bi-metallic 2 Euro 2016 from Belgium....by Martin Peeters, The Netherlands
The second Bi-metallic 2 Euro 2016 from Belgium commemorative to the International Day of the Disappeared Children


4. Bi-metallic 1 Real 2016 from Brazil.....by Martin Peeters, The Netherlands
Here the new Bi-metallic 1 Real 2016 from Brazil, the last one of Bi-metallics on Olympics is finally issued


5. Bi-metallic Quiz Game #1029….…by Jack Hepler, USA
The Bi-metallic 500 Yen coin issued to represent the Prefecture of Akita shows an image of a person wearing winter clothing.  What are the balloon-like images shown on the coin?
    
Flag of Akita Prefecture       Picture of coin

See this coin and others at the WBCC website:  http://wbcc-online.com  Please send your answer to: heplerj@juno.com.

WBCC Quiz Game Prize
A Bi-metallic prize will be awarded each month. The player who has the most correct answers in a month will be the winner.  If there is a tie, a random drawing will be conducted to select a winner.  The April prize is a Bi-metallic 2 Dollars of Canada or other suitable coin.

Bi-metallic Quiz question #1028
The Bi-metallic 500 Yen coin issued to represent the Prefecture of Aichi shows an image of the ‘Rabbit Ear Iris’ and the Prefecture Government Offices, noted for combining a Japanese Edo era castle-like roof on a western style building.  What castle was the model for this roof?
Answer:  ‘Nagoya Castle’ or Nagoyajou, Nagoyajo, Nagoyajoh.

Here a picture of Max and Carlo Aiello winners of the March prize of the Quiz Game


6. Super Quiz #39…………by Jack Hepler, USA
Name two persons, born in the Americas (North or South) whose image appears on a Bi-metallic coin produced in Europe or Asia.

Answer to Quiz #38
Name at least eight countries, which have produced a Bi-metallic coin, that have a national flag containing a white star on a blue field.
Australia
Bosnia-Herzegovinia
Brazil
Chile
Cook Islands
Liberia
New Zealand
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Venezuela
USA
Cocos-Keeling uses the Australian Flag
Uzbekistan coin was a pattern and not issued.
The winner is Juan Garcia Ochoa, WBCC member #556.  There were six players.

7. New Bi-, Tri-, or Tetra-metallic images...by Rod Sell, WBCC Webmaster
The new Bi-, Tri-, or Tetra-metallic images are shown at:
http://wbcc-online.com/new-releases/new-images.html


"See you" next week,
Martin Peeters, Focal Point of the Worldwide Bi-metallic Collectors Club wbcc@hotmail.nl

The Worldwide Bi-metallic Collectors Club (WBCC) was established September 14, 1996 and is the very first
Worldwide Collectors Club using the Internet.  Goal of the WBCC is exchange Bi-, Tri-, and Tetra-metallics and
exchange knowledge about Bi-, Tri-, and Tetra-metallics


WBCC Organisation:
WBCC Webmaster: Rod Sell, Australia, rodsell@rodsell.com
WBCC DoCu-Centre: Frans Dubois, Netherlands, dubois.f@wxs.nl
WBCC Research Centre: Paul Baker, UK, 85@wbcc.fsnet.co.uk
WBCC Developement Centre: Jack Hepler, USA, heplerj@juno.com
WBCC Public Relations Centre: Max Aiello, Italy,  wbcc73@gmail.com
WBCC Focal Point ANA Conventions: Ray Lockwood, USA, sunrayofmarion@aol.com
WBCC Focal Point: Martin Peeters, The Netherlands, wbcc@hotmail.nl