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WBCC
Newsmail 712 Volume 16, April 3, 2010 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,
I’ve seen pictures of the new Bi-metallic 2010 toony ($ 2
coin). This coin is only available as part of a specimen set
(price of the set Cdn $ 49.95; not including shipping and taxes). Only
15000 of these sets will be available... They will become
available as of April 15th. Press Releas Platinum Jubilee of Reserve Bank of India Issue of Commemorative Coin Set The Government of India will be issuing a set of five
commemorative coins in the denominations of Re. 1, Rs. 2, Rs. 5, Rs. 10
and Rs. 75 to mark the occasion of Platinum Jubilee of Reserve Bank of
India. While a gazette notification in respect of these coins has
already been issued on 23 February, 2010 inOfficial Gazette of India,
Prime Minister Shri Man Mohan Singh will release the coin in an
official function at NCPA, Nariman Point, Mumbai in a Grand Finale
event to mark end of Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Finance Minister
Shri Pranab Mukherji would also be present on the occasion besides
other dignitaries. The coins in the denominationof Re.1, Rs.2, Rs.5,
Rs.10 will also be issued as circulation coins. In a set of five coins where the Re.1 and Rs.2 will be of
FSS (Ferritic Stainless Steel), the Rs.5 coin will be Nickel Brass, the
Rs.10 will be bimetallic and the Rs.75 coin will be a Silver Alloy. Design of the coins Obverse side The face of all the coins shall bear the Lion Capitol of
Ashoka Pillar in the center with the legend "mel³ecesJe
pe³eles" inscribed below, flanked on the left upper periphery with
the word "Yeejle" in Hindi and on the right upper periphery flanked
with the word "INDIA" in English. It shall also bear the denominational
value "75", "10", "5", etc as the case may be, in International
Numerals below the Lion Capitol, flanked on the left lower periphery
with the word "©he³es " in Hindi and on the right lower
periphery with the word "RUPEES" in English. Reverse side The reverse of the coin shall bear the emblem of Reserve
Bank of India, namely Palm Tree and Tiger with inscription
"Yeejler³e fjeJeõ yeQkeÀ" in Hindi, on the left
periphery and in English "RESERVE BANK OF INDIA" on the right periphery
Word " huewfìôece pegyeuer " in Hindi and " PLATINUM
JUBILEE" in English along with year "1935-2010" shall also be inscribed
below the emblem. The coins of the above denominations, shall conform to
the following dimensions, Platinum Jubilee of Reserve Bank of India Issue of Commemorative Coin Set The Government of India will be issuing a set of five
commemorative coins in the denominations of Re. 1, Rs. 2, Rs. 5, Rs. 10
and Rs. 75 to mark the occasion of Platinum Jubilee of Reserve Bank of
India. While a gazette notification in respect of these coins has
already been issued on 23 February, 2010 in Official Gazette of India,
Prime Minister Shri Man Mohan Singh will release the coin in an
official function at NCPA, Nariman Point, Mumbai in a Grand Finale
event to mark end of Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Finance Minister
Shri Pranab Mukherji would also be present on the occasion besides
other dignitaries. The coins in the denomination of Re.1, Rs.2, Rs.5,
Rs.10 will also be issued as circulation coins. In a set of five coins where the Re.1 and Rs.2 will be of
FSS (Ferritic Stainless Steel), the Rs.5 coin will be Nickel Brass, the
Rs.10 will be bimetallic and the Rs.75 coin will be a Silver Alloy. Design of the coins Obverse side The face of all the coins shall bear the Lion Capitol of
Ashoka Pillar in the center with the legend "mel³ecesJe
pe³eles" inscribed below, flanked on the left upper periphery with
the word "Yeejle" in Hindi and on the right upper periphery flanked
with the word "INDIA" in English. It shall also bear the denominational
value "75", "10", "5", etc as the case may be, in International
Numerals below the Lion Capitol, flanked on the left lower periphery
with the word "©he³es " in Hindi and on the right lower
periphery with the word "RUPEES" in English. Reverse side The reverse of the coin shall bear the emblem of Reserve
Bank of India, namely Palm Tree and Tiger with inscription
"Yeejler³e fjeJeõ yeQkeÀ" in Hindi, on the left
periphery and in English "RESERVE BANK OF INDIA" on the right periphery
Word " huewfìôece pegyeuer " in Hindi and " PLATINUM
JUBILEE" in English along with year "1935-2010" shall also be inscribed
below the emblem. This week continues the quiz series called, "Whose Face".
Whose face appears on the 1997 Bi-metallic 5 Pesos of The
Dominican Republic? 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 #711 Whose face appears on the 1995 Bi-metallic 100 Sucres of
Ecuador? The correct answer to Bi-metallic Quiz Game question #711
is Antonio Jose de Sucre. 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
Quiz Game #710 prize winner is Claudio Revello, member #207. There were nine players. I’ve been responsible for the Standard Catalog new issue
listings for about 6 months now, and have just finished the production
cycle with Tom of the 2011 editions of the 20th and
21 Century books. With that, your list has just arrived, and I thought I
would not only make this an introduction, but something useful for you. Follows are some new KM Numbers; you will notice that due
to the new Euro map on the 1, 2 Euro coins, new KM numbers are now
listed. I have not made additions here for the proof listings we have
been adding to regular dates, but extensive advancements have been made
in the books this year. * Algeria, The 1992 double date will now be listed under KM125 * Austria 2008 25 Euro Light KM 3158 2009 25 Euro Astronomy KM 3174 1 Euro, 2007- now KM 245 2 Euro, 2007- now KM 246 2 Euro Atom, both KM241 2 Euro Treaty of 2 Euro Human Rights, KM 248 * Bolivia 5 Bolivanos 2010 KM213 * Bosnia-Herz 5 Markka, 2005, Convertible mark. KM 122 * British Virgin Islands 2006 80th Birthday of Queen KM 383 2009 Olympics, Tennis, KM384 2009 Olympics, Swimming, KM 385 2009 Olympics, Sprinter, KM386 2009 Olympics, Hockey, KM 387 * Bulgaria 2005 10 Lev Treasures KM 283 2007 10 Lev Boris KM 292 2008 10 Lev Sevt III KM300 * Dominican Republic 2005, 2007 Banco Central ar KM 89 2008 Sanchez is KM 108 * Egypt 2005 2006 1 Pound is KM 940 2007 1 Pound is KM 940a More later. 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 Auction/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, The Netherlands, wbcc@home.nl WBCC Website: http://wbcc-online.com
The WBCC will attend the
following future International events:
* Open Day of the Royal Dutch
Mint, 2010, Utrecht, The Netherlands
* 10th Northern Coin Event
2010, September, 2010, Assen, The Netherlands, www.muntmanifestatie.nl
* 7th Coin Event Numismatica
Herentals, December, 2010, Herentals Belgium, www.numismatica-herentals.be
* 40th World Money Fair,
January, 2011, Berlin, Germany
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