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.

Newsmails can now be viewed with images at
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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. WBCC at the World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany…by Martin Peeters, WBCC Focal Point
The WBCC will attent the World Money Fair (World’s biggest Coin event) in Berlin from February 3 till 5 with its own booth.  At the WBCC booth (H72-H73) you can meet: Frans Dubois, Jack Helper and Martin Peeters. More information at: http://www.worldmoneyfair.ch/wmf/english/index.html

Please let me know if you visit the WMF and the WBCC booth, we will have a nice (Bi-metallic) present for you !! E-mail me at wbcc@hotmail.nl

Next week a live-WBCC Newsmail from Berlin, sent Saturday evening, European Time

2. Swiss 10 franc Bi-metallic Varieties…..by Hans Bucek, Switzerland
May be the one or other collector is interested in the differences between the original and essay issue of these 3 Swiss Bi-metallic 10 Francs issues. It is from the Swiss Coin Magazine Numis-Post which was freely available at the Basel Coin Show of January 2012.

3. Bi-metallic 2 Euro 2012….by Pabitra Saha, UK
Here are the issuedates and numbers of all the 10 Years Euro issues.

2nd January, 2012
Austria...................11,300,000
Estonia ................ 2,000,000 
Finland ..................1,500,000
Germany ..............30,000,000
Greece................. 1,000,000
Slovakia................1,000,000
Spain.....................8,000,000

3rd January, 2012
Estonia ................ 2,000,000
Ireland................. 3,000,000
Slovenia ............... 1,000,000

07th January, 2012
France....................10,000,000

12th January, 2012
Finland ..................1,500,000

13th February,2012
Netherlands...........3,500,000

February, 2012
Portugal ..............520,000

Date Not Yet Announced
Belgium.................5,000,000
Cyprus.................1,000,000
Italy.....................15,000,000
Luxembourg ...... 1,400,000
Malta....................7,000,000

Unknown yet
Vatican
San Marino

4. Bi-metallic 2 Euro 2012 fromSpain…..by Pabitra Saha, UK
Spain will sell 2012 card in WMF, Berlin.
It has all the three Bi-metallic 2 Euro of 2012 which include Gen circ, TYE and Commem 2012

5. Bi-metallic 2 Euro 2012 from Cyprus….by Pabitra Saha, UK
Here is the picture of the Bi-metallic 2 Euro 2012 commemorate 10 Year Euro

6. Bi-metallic Token from the India…...by Tolga Tanner, Turkey
Here is a picture of an Indian Bi-metallic Token.

7. Bi-metallic Quiz Game #807…by Jack Hepler, USA
The Finnish Bi-metallic 2011 Five Euro of Lapland Province shows the Coat of Arms.
The image on this Coat of Arms shows a man holding a club over his shoulder.
Who is this man?
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 #806.
The Bi-metallic 2011 Five Euro of which Finnish province shows two arms with sword in hands?
The answer to this question is Karelia.

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 #805 prize winner is Charley Nash, WBCC Member #503. There were eight players.

8. Super Quiz #27…………by Jack Hepler, USA
There is a 20 Rupee coin that features a tall building in the design image. 
Name the country that issued this circulation Bi-metallic coin and tell how tall the building is.

Answer to Super Quiz #26...by Jack Hepler
Which country issued the first Bi-metallic coin in modern times and which country ranks second? (Give name of countries and dates)
A: The first European country was Italy in 1982
B: Two countries issued Bi-metallic circulation coins in 1988, France and Thailand.  Depending on which map projection is used, a line drawn between the capitols of France and Thailand will pass through Rome.

The winner of Super Quiz #26 is Leandro DelVecchio, WBCC member # 336.

9.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

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"See you" next week,