Worldwide
Bi-Metallic Collectors Club Newsmail # 894 |
WBCC
Newsmail 894, September 28 , 2013 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,
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hope you enjoy reading this week's issue of the WBCC Newsmail. 1. New WBCC members....by Martin Peeters, WBCC Focal Point We have a new WBCC member. Let me introduce him to you: Name: Youssef Al Lamaakchaoui (WBCC member #565), Morocco Webpage: numismaroc.over-blog.com (under construction) Age: 40 Profession: Teacher Hobby: World coins and tokens especially Bi- and/or Tri-metallics, Bi- and/or Tri-metallic especially Ecu and Euro coins Goal: Exchange informations about coins, stamps...etc and exchange them simply. Against: loose of time and past How did you know about the WBCC: by a forum called: adcoins.net --Remark WBCC Focal Point: Youssef is the first WBCC member from Morocco 2. WBCC Newsmail #1000..... by Jack Hepler, WBCC Development Centre The WBCC is planning to commemorate the 1000th WBCC Newsmail with an encased Bi-metallic coin dated 1996. The coin should have a diameter of approximately 23 mm. Which coin would you like to see encased? Please send your idea to: WBCC Development Centre: Jack Hepler, USA, heplerj@juno.com 3. Bi-metallic 2 Euro 2013 from Greece.....by Pabitra Saha, UK Greece two Bi-metallic 2 Euro 2013 are notified by EU Greece (Plato) 2013/C 272/6 ( http://bit.ly/16k5Tb2) Greece (Crete) 2013/C 272/7 ( http://bit.ly/16tkfGV) 100th anniversary of the union of Crete with Greece 400th Anniversary of the founding of Plato’s Academy Specifications External ring: CuNi Center disc: 3 layers, Ni-Brass, Ni, Ni-brass Diameter: 25.75 mm Width: 2.20 mm Weight: 8.50 g Mintage: 750,000 pieces 4. Bi-metallic Fantay from Transkei.....by Pabitra Saha, UK Here is a picture of the Bi-metallic Fantasy Transkei 5 Lirandi 5. Bi-metallic Fantay from Le Juan Da Nova.....by Pabitra Saha, UK Here is a picture of the Bi-metallic Fantasy 200 Francs 2013 from Le Juan Da Nova 6. Bi-metallic Quiz Game #894….…by Jack Hepler, USA The Vajira Hospital is one of the first hospitals in Thailand. It is a teaching University hospital of the Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital. It is located in Bangkok. The 90th Anniversary was commemorated by a Bi-metallic 10 Baht coin in 2002 (2545). Which of the Thailand Kings was responsible for the founding of this hospital? See this coin and others at the WBCC website: http://wbcc-online.com Please send your answer to: heplerj@juno.com 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. Bi-metallic Quiz question #893 The Royal Thai Army is oldest of the military departments and is responsible for protecting the sovereignty of the country. A commemorative Bi-metallic 10 Baht coin was issued in 2007 to honor 100 years of which Division of the Army? Answer: The Royal Cavalry Division. The Quiz Game #892. No prize was awarded this week. 7. Super Quiz #33 (revised)…………by Jack Hepler, USA Eight “Bundesländer Series” Bi-metallic 2 Euro coin designs have been issued by Germany thus far. Each coin features a landmark. Which two landmarks (of the eight) are the closest to each other? To help players this suggestion is offered: First, name the landmarks and locations, then look at a map to see which two landmarks are the closest. For example: in Rheinland-Palatinate, the landmark is Porta Nigra located in Trier. Answer to Super Quiz #32 A multinational Bi-metallic 2 Euro coin of 2007 commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome; the “birth certificate” of the European Union. Where is the original of this document stored? The correct answer is Rome, Italy. The winner of Super Quiz #32 is Thierry Defaix, WBCC member #555. There were eight players in this game. 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 Developement Centre: Jack Hepler, USA, heplerj@juno.com 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:
* 43th World Money Fair, February 7 till 9, 2014, Berlin, Germany, http://www.worldmoneyfair.ch/wmf/english/index.html |