WBCC Newsmail #653

WBCC Newsmail 653 Volume 15, February 14, 2008
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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 Quad-metallics. I hope you enjoy reading
this week's issue of the WBCC Newsmail. .

1. Bi-metallic tokens from Poland...by Stanislaw Bulawski, Poland

Here scans new 2 Bi-metallic tokens from city Szczyrk 1 Pound. Issued 2 x 7500 pice Diamet 27 mm

2. Bi-metallic MTT's from Poland.......by Gregorz Stateczny, Poland

Here are 2 Bi-metallic MTT's from Poland Cities

1 Funt Wislański ( Wisła ) Bi-metallic

Issue 5000 pc, bimetal, brass ring, core alpaca
27mm diameter
Land application: Wisła

BTW A series will be issued several pieces in the cities through which flows the River Vistula ( Wisła )

14 February, on the feast day of St.. Valentine - Valentine's Day on the occasion of the Old Bieruni will be 1 pound church. Valentine

The promotion is applicable only for 1 day (14 February)

Bimetal 27mm, Issue 5 thousand each

bimetal, brass ring, core alpaca

Pounds will be produced by the Mint Łebską

3. Bi-metallic Quiz Game #653.........by Jack Hepler, USA

The 2004 Bi-metallic 5 Somoni of Tajikistan commemorates the 10th Year of the Constitution. Featured in the design is the country coat of arms. Above a rising sun and rays is a crown. How many stars are shown above the crown?
a. Three
b. Five
c. Six
d. Ten
See this coin and others at the WBCC website: http://wbcc-online.com
Please send your answer to: heplerj@juno.com

The image of a Spalax is found on a Russian Bi-metallic 50 Roubles. The Spalax belongs to what family of animals?
a. Rodents
b. Felines
c. Canines
d. Bovines
The correct answer to Bi-metallic Quiz Game question #652 is a. Rodents.

WBCC Quiz Game Prize
A Bi-metallic prize will be awarded for the correct answer. If more than one member gets the correct answer, a random drawing will be conducted to select a winner. The #651 Quiz Game winner is John Veltmeyer WBCC member #87. There were ten players in this game.

4. New Bi-, Tri-, or Tetra-metallic images...by Rod Sell, WBCC Webmaster

The new Bi-, Tri-, or Tetra-metallic images shown at:
http://wbcc-online.com/new-releases/new-images.html

* Poland Valentine token

* The Dutch Mint produce a limited to 500 World Money Fair Euro set with the Bi-metallic 1 and 2 Euro

* Mr. Enzo Bianco from International Mint had a special Quad or Tetra-metallic for this year’s WMF

* Belgium 2009 2 Euro

"See you"next week,

Martin Peeters, Focal Point of the Worldwide Bi-metallic Collectors Club
wbcc@home.nl
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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 Sales Pages Provider: Rod Sell, rodsell@rodsell.com
WBCC DoCu-Centre: Frans Dubois, Netherlands, dubois.f@wxs.nl
WBCC Public Relations: Cliff Anderson, USA, cliff38@earthlink.net
WBCC Research Centre: Paul Baker, UK, 85@wbcc.fsnet.co.uk
WBCC Developement Centre: Jack Hepler, USA, heplerj@juno.com
WBCC Focal Point ANA Conventions: Ray Lockwood, USA, sunrayofmarion@aol.com
WBCC Focal Point: Martin Peeters, Netherlands, wbcc@home.nl
WBCC Website: http://wbcc-online.com
WBCC Web-Log: http://wbcc.web-log.nl/

The WBCC will attend the following future International events:

* 38th World Money Fair, February 6 to 8, 2009 in Berlin, Germany, http://www.worldmoneyfair.ch/wmf/english/index.html

* Open Day of the Royal Dutch Mint, Saterday June 13, 2009, Utrecht, The Netherlands http://en.knm.nl

* 6th Coin Event Numismatica Herentals, Sunday December 13, 2009, Herentals Belgium, http://www.numismatica-herentals.be

* 9th Northern Coin Event 2009, Saturday September 19, 2009, Assen, The Netherlands,
http://www.muntmanifestatie.nl

* 39th World Money Fair, January 29 to 31, 2010 in Berlin, Germany