WBCC Newsmail #728

1. WBCC Newsmails and E-mail adress....by Martin Peeters, WBCC Focal Point

WBCC Newsmail 730, 731 and 732, August 7, 14 and 21 will be composed and send out by Jack Hepler, USA

Please notice my new E-mail address starting August 1: wbcc@hotmail.nl

Next weeks WBCC Newsmail 729 will be send one day earlier than usual. So send july 30

Also the latest update of the catalog "The World Of Bi-metallics" (TWOB) issue #67 will be send on july 30.

2. Bi-metallic from Mamibia...by Paul Baker

If you take a look at:

https://www.bon.com.na/docs/spr/Media%20Release-Commemorative%20Coins.pdf

you can read a Media realyse of July 19 about a new Bi-metallic 10 Namibian Dollars celebrating 10 year Central Banking

3. Bi-metallic 10 Roubles 2010 from Russia...by Jacek Stącel, Poland

Not announced Bi-metallic 10 rubles from 2010 (there is no plan to issue this year) The coin will be released on August 2 ,with a circulation of 10 million.

Issued on the occasion: Census Russia 2010

4. Bi-metallic 1 ans 2 Euro 2011 from Estonia...by Jacek Stącel, Poland

That will look like 1 and 2 of the Euro in Estonia, which enters the euro zone in 2011.

Coins for the country produces Finland Mint

5. Bi-metallic error 1 Lira 2009.....by Frans Woons, Canada

Here images of a Turkish error 1 Lira 2009. The plug has a straight clip. I assume that the core was cut from the edge of a roll or sheet of metal.

6. Bi-metallic error 1 Lev 2002 from Bulgaria from....by Frans Woons, Canada

Here two Bulgarian error coins (bi-metallic 1 Lev coins dated 2002) struck with a rotated die. No. I shows a counter clockwise rotation of about 90°. No. II shows a clockwise rotation of about 135°.

7. Bi-metallic MTT's from Poland...by Jacek Stącel, Poland

Bi-metallic MTT's from the city Zakopane. Depicting protected plants, which occur in the Polish Tatra Mountains, Circulation 4000 each

* Edelweiss

* Crocus
* Gentiana
* Carlina

8. Bi-metallic offer in Ebay....by Martin Peeters, The Netherlands

Saw in Ebay you don't see onften:

http://cgi.ebay.com:80/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230502296154

Galapagos Isl. 2 dollars 2008 Cormorant Bird bimetal BU

9. Encased piece in Ebay....by Martin Peeters, The Netherlands

http://cgi.ebay.com:80/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310234754027&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123

Knights Templar Cross & Crown Bi-Metallic Medal

10. Bi-metallic Quiz Game #728..........by Jack Hepler, USA

This week continues the quiz series called, "Whose Face".
Whose face appears on the Indian 2009 Bi-metallic 10 Rupees?

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 #727
Whose face appears on the Jordanian 1997 Bi-metallic Half Dinar?
The correct answer to Bi-metallic Quiz Game question #727 is King Hussein I.

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 #726 prize winner was Allen Kwon, WBCC member #472. There were six players.

11. WBCC Super Quiz #17...by Jack Hepler, USA

At least 39 African countries have issued Bi-metallic coins. Some are plentiful but some are very hard to find. There are commemoratives, pattern pieces and coins issued for circulation. Several countries have issued a Bi-metallic coin with the value of 10. Which of these African countries is/are landlocked?

Answer to WBCC June Super Quiz #16
When the Euro coins were launched in 2002, optional edge lettering was authorized. Most countries incorporated a series of designs for the edges including stars, country names, ornaments or value. Which country created Bi-metallic edge designs that were NOT country name, ornaments, value or stars? What was the inscription on the Bi-metallic 2 Euro of that country and what does it say in English?

The correct answer is in German: "EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT".
In English: "UNITY AND JUSTICE AND FREEDOM".
The June Super Quiz winner will be announced next week.

12. New Bi-, Tri-, or Tetra-metallic images...by Rod Sell, WBCC Webmaster

The new Bi-, Tri-, or Tetra-metallic images shown at:
http://wbcc-online.com/new-releases/new-images.html

* Romania 1996 shiling
* Namibia 2010 $10
* Bulgaria 1 Lev rotated reverse
* Russia 2010 Census
* Poland 2010 Protected Plants of the Tatry Mountains
* Turkey 2009 1 Lirasi error
* Estonia 2011 1 & 2 euro
* Mexico 5 peso 2010 Venustiano Carranza