Worldwide Bi-Metallic Collectors Club


WBCC Newsmail 1062  17 December , 2016
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Composed with help from members of the Worldwide Bi-metallic Collectors Club (WBCC),
and weekly published by: Martin Peeters,  Netherlands, Focal Point of the WBCC


Past Newsmails can be found at http://www.wbcc-online.com/newsmail/wbccnews.html
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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. A new WBCC member.....by Martin Peeters, WBCC Focal Point
We have a new WBCC member. Let me introduce her to you:
Name: Sol Vallet García, WBCC member #584, Spain
Webpage: http:// www.monedasplazamayor.com
Female
Age: 42
Profession: Numismatic seller and Marketing
Hobby:  World coins especially Bi- and/or Tri-metallics
How did you know about the WBCC: Internet and Berlin fair

2. WBCC at the International Coin Fair in Belgium...by Martin Peeters, WBCC Focal Point

Last sunday the Coinclub Numismatica in Herentals, Belgium, held their yearly International Coin Fair and Frans Dubois
represent the WBCC, see picture below


3. Bi-metallic 2 Euro 2016 from Greece....by Martin Peeters, The Netherlands
The Ministry of Finance of Greece has provided  information on the issuance of two commemorative Bi-metallic 2 Euro coins to be issued 2016
during the last half of this month, "150 years since the fire occurred Arkadi Monastery"

and "120 Years of Birth of Dimitri Mitropoulos'.

December 16 they will go on sale versions designed for collectors, BU and Proof, and on December 23 will be circulated the bulk of the issue.
The issue volume for the currency is 750,000 pieces, broken down as follows: 742,000 in rolls distributed by banks, as BU 6,500 in a purse
and 1,500 in Proof quality presented in a case.

4. Bi-metallic 2 Euro 2017 from Slovenkia..... by Pabitra Saha, UK
Here a picture of the new Bi-metallic 2 Euro 2017 from Slovenska commemorate 550th anniversary of the establishment of Academia Istropolitana


5. Bi-metallic 2 Euro 2017 from Finland...... by Pabitra Saha, UK
Finland will issue a Bi-metallic 2 Euro 2017 commemorate 100 years of Independence, to be issued in May 2017


6. Bi-metallic 1 and 2 Halala from Saudi Arabia.....by Pabitra Saha, UK
Saudi Arabia will issue 2 new Bi-metallic 1 and 2 Halala 2016, AH 1438, depicting King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud


7. Bi-metallic 10 Rouble 2016 from Russia........by Pabitra Saha, UK
Here a picture of the Bi-metallic 10 Rouble 2016 from Russia commemorate Russian city Zubcov


8. 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 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
WBCC Website: http://wbcc-online.com

The WBCC will attend the following future International events:
* 46th World Money Fair, 3-5 February 2017, Berlin, Germany
http://www.worldmoneyfair.de/wmf/en/