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Bi-Metallic Collectors Club Newsmail # 687 |
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WBCC
Newsmail 687 Volume 15, October 10, 2009 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 Dear WBCC members and non WBCC members, Is already shown in the draft
Bi-metallic 2 € commemorative coin from Luxembourg 2010. The coin is
expected in January 2010 (Could traditionally in at the
WMF Berlin 2010). I see on the other characters Mint
2. Bi-metallic from Turkey....by Fred de Schrevel, Netherlands Here are pictures of 2 new Bi-metallic 1 Lira 2009 pieces, depicting an Elephanf and a Turtle
3. Bi-metallic from Japan....by Antonio Barrena Mateo, Spain New Bi-metallic 500 Yen 2009 from Japan. a. Ibaraki Prefecture (Obverse
design: Kairakuen Garden and Plum Tree or Japanese Apricot Tree)
b. Nara Prefecture Mexico 2004 Tlaxcala State Bi-metallic 0.999 fine gold and silver coin
with a low serial number, 0258! This coin
has 17.154 grams of
0.999 fine gold, or over 0.55 ounces of pure gold, not to
mention the outer ring of fine silver
(Obverse design: Kentoshi-sen (Ship for
Imperial Japanese Envoy to China in the Tang Dynasty))
4. Bi-metallic in Ebay...by Martin Peeters, Netherlands A Bi-metallic in Ebay you don't see often: http://cgi.ebay.com:80/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220491521172 Mexico 2004 Tlaxcala State Bi-metallic 0.999 fine gold and silver coin
with a low serial number, 0258! This coin
has 17.154 grams of
0.999 fine gold, or over 0.55 ounces of pure gold, not to
mention the outer ring of fine silver 5. Bi-metallic 100 Rouble 2009 from Russia...by Pat Clay, USA Russia has just announced the production of a selectively plated silver 100 roubles coin, part of the history of money in Russia series.
6. Another Historic English Bi-metallic........ by Cliff Anderson, USA William and Mary were England’s first dual monarchs (1689-94). Because Mary’s husband was a Dutchman, William of Orange, and a Protestant, when they came to the throne, they must have felt the need to advertise or propagandize themselves to validate their right to the monarchy. The conjoined portraits on this piece’s obverse are similar to their regular coinage. The crown supported by three columns on the reverse may have meant to emphasize that William was the third English monarch of that name. The columns are inscribed in Latin “Religion, Law and Liberty”, and the Latin at the top, “Hisce Suffulta” may have meant something like “give them approval or support.”This piece is called a medalet and its Bi-metallic construction is quite different from the normal concentric centerpiece and collar, or inserted plug or wedge. Note how the copper and brass semi-circular halves are adhered in a vertical seam. I have never seen any other Bi-metallic like this. This piece is 26 mm in diameter, plain edged, and weighs about 6 grams.
7. Bi-metallic from Jamaica.......by Antonio Barrena Mateo, Spain 2 Pieces Bi-metallic 100 Dollar 2008, commemorate Gold Medals winners According the Pobjoy Mint --Quote The Bank of Jamaica has
authorised the PobJoy Mint to manufacture a limited number of superb
Bi-metallic Proof $100 coins as a tribute to Jamaica’s outstanding
performance at the 29th Olympiad of the modern era. The Olympic
Games of 2008 were held in Beijing, China and millions of spectators
around the world watched the very best of the world’s sportsmen and
sportswomen win a deserved place in sporting history. Specifications Denomination: $100 Alloy: Bi-metallic .925 AG (Silver) with Gold Plated Inner Core Diameter: 38.61mm Weight: 28.28 gms Shape: Round Edge: Milled Minting Limit: 5,000 Price: US$100 --Unquote
8. Bi-metallic Medal from Ukraine in Ebay......by Martin Peeters, Netherlands Ukraine: Token, Bi-metallic "Day of the Bank Worker" 2004 On the one side there is an image of
the building of National Bank of Ukraine (Kiev), on the other: the new
symbol of Hryvna, the national currency of
The token was issued on May 20, 2004 -
the Day of the Bank Worker and was given to all National Bank workers
in Kiev
This week continues the quiz series called, "Whose Face". Whose face appears on the 1992 Bi-metallic Portuguese 200 Escudos? See this coin and others at the WBCC website: http://wbcc-online.com Please send your answer to: heplerj@juno.com Answer to Bi-metallic Quiz Game question #686 Whose face appears on the 1984 Bi-metallic 500 Lire of San Marino? The correct answer to Bi-metallic Quiz Game question #686 is Albert Einstein. 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 #685 Quiz Game winner is Michael Hill, WBCC member #487. There were seven players in this game, all of whom had the correct answer. The September Super Quiz Game winner was Bertie van Haag, WBCC Member #261. There were five players but Bertie scored the most points for correctly answering all of the other questions that month. 10. The WBCC
Bi-metallic Super Quiz 8......by Jack Hepler, USA
Bi-metallic
One and Two Euro coins issued in all of the Euro issuing
countries shows a map on the common side. Approximately one millimeter below the image of Spain, three dots may be seen. What do these three dots represent? (This question was suggested by Hans Bucek.) The
new Bi-, Tri-, or Tetra-metallic images shown at: * Luxembourg 2010 2 euro * Russia silver with gold plated bimetal * Japan bimetals from Ibaraki and Nara
prefectures * Turkey 2009 1 lira * GB William & Mary piece
See You next week.
Martin Peeters, Focal Point
of the Worldwide Bi-metallic Collectors Club ---------------------------------------------------------- The Worldwide Bi-metallic Collectors Club (WBCC) was
established September 14, 1996 and is the very first Worldwide
Collectors Club using the Internet. WBCC Organisation: The WBCC will attend the following future International
events: * 6th Coin Event Numismatica Herentals, Sunday December
13, 2009, Herentals Belgium, http://www.numismatica-herentals.be
* 39th World Money Fair, January 29 to 31,
2010 in
Berlin, Germany http://www.worldmoneyfair.ch/wmf/english/index.html
* 10th Northern Coin Event 2010,
Saturday September 18, 2010, Assen, The Netherlands, www.muntmanifestatie.nl
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