12th
December 2024.
Next club meeting Monday 6th January
Short Talks By members.
Monday 3rd February
‘Viking Money’ by Zheng Tao Chong
Monday 3rd March
Club Auction
Meetings are held at the Abbey Baptist Church, Abbey
Square, commencing at 7.00 p.m.
Notices
Please let me know if you are intending to give a
Short Talk in January.
Please think about Auction lots for March. They need
to be delivered at the February meeting latest.
Please consider whether you could join the committee,
we need new, or refreshed, blood now!
December Meeting
The Club meeting in December was a members evening:
buying and selling, a buffet supper, a quiz, and a presentation by members
about recent interesting purchases.
The buffet supper was organised once again by Henry Stanbrook
and was very much appreciated by the 20 or so members attending the meeting.
There were two displays this year. – more of that
later
Once again Gavin provided
the club with his customary challenging Christmas quiz. The highest score
claimed by a member was 10/20! Gavin’s work on formulating the quiz is much
appreciated.
|
QUESTION |
ANSWER |
1. |
Which country
issued a 1/48 shilling? |
Jersey |
2. |
Which monarch
issued English coins in1557? |
Mary I |
3. |
What was the
first year without IND IMP on English coins? |
1949 |
4. |
Who was the first
king to issue a gold half-crown? |
Henry VIII |
5. |
Which country
issued the denomination Sucre? |
Ecuador |
6. |
Who designed the
obverse of Edward VII coins? |
G.W. de Saulles |
7. |
What was a Bodle? |
Scottish 2d 1677-87 |
8. |
Who designed the
portrait on British coins of George V? |
Sir Bertram
Mackennal |
9. |
When were round
halfpennies first issued? |
1279 by Edward I |
10. |
What were
proclaimed as current English coins in 1842? |
Half farthings of
George IV, William IV and Victoria |
11. |
Who designed the
reverse of George VI British farthings? |
H. Wilson Parker |
12. |
What was the main
ancient Greek currency unit, issued in gold and silver? |
Stater |
13. |
Who struck the
tokens for 5 and 2 sols issued in France by the Monneron brothers in
1791-2? |
Matthew Boulton
at the Soho mint |
14. |
What is a “Bungtown”? |
Crude imitation
of English 1/2d circulating in Pennsylvania and other American states in the
late 18th century |
15. |
What is the
significance of the date of the first St Helena coinage? |
1821 – death of
Napoleon on St Helena |
16. |
When was the
issue of 17th century tokens made illegal? |
1672 |
17. |
Where were
one-third farthings current in the 19th century? |
Malta |
18. |
What do Richard
III, Mary Tudor and George I have in common? |
They were all
older than the monarchs they succeeded |
19. |
Who designed the
Petition Crown and when? |
Thomas Simon,
1663 |
20. |
Who issued the
first 18th century penny tokens? |
Parys Mine
Company, Anglesey |
Michael displayed a
coin associated with the siege of Cambrai in 1595 during the Wars of Religion.
French troops occupied the city from April to October and as the incumbent
Bishop of Cambrai had fled the city with most of its money, the French produced
siege pieces to pay their troops. These were intended to be redeemed at full
value later. However, the Cambrai citizenry was incensed by the degraded
currency imposed by the French and opened the gates of the city to the
besieging Spanish forces.
Below is the
obverse and reverse of a 20 Patards piece. The legend is Henrico Protectore,
and the value in the two incuse panels P and XX.
Michael also
displayed blanks for a small heptagonal coin, and the new circulating Charles
III £1 coin.
Obverse Reverse
Also on display
were two of the 30 Cash Sze Chuan Chinese pattern coins, showing the dragon and
pearl design. The coins reflect the two materials in which they were minted – the bronze (red copper) and the brass (yellow copper).
The club members
showed their appreciation of the displays in the usual manner.
Future Events.
• London Coin Fair – Shortlands, London
W6 – 1st February 2025
• Midland Coin Fair - National
Motorcycle Museum –12th January 2025
• Spinks Auctions - 17th January 2025
• Noonans, Mayfair, W1J 8BQ –19th
February 2025
Past Events
Ten years ago in
2014, there were for displays by members, in addition
to the buffet and quiz.
Twenty years ago in
2004, Dr. S Bhandare spoke on “Aspects of Oriental Coins”
Club Secretary