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Let me share some of Coincraft’s numbers with you. 63 years we have been in the business of helping collectors Staff: we have 19 full time and 5 part time including our experts In October—November 2017 we added 2,845 new collectors to our mailing list We fill about 40,000 orders a year from our collectors, 800 a week In the first 2 days of a new Phoenix, we get about 450-500 Phone orders We store our inventory in seven (7) different locations We carry the largest and most varied inventory of any coin firm in the UK Last year we published & mailed 40 different publications We have been across the street from the British Museum for 42 years We own the freehold of the building, so we will be here a bit longer We do not borrow money from the bank, we are self financing We do not sell anything as an investment, we only sell to collectors 90% of all the coins and banknotes we offer on, our offer is accepted Shortly, we will be publishing our 500th edition of The Phoenix Most weeks we are open 6 days a week, but always check for the Saturday Thave been a member of the PNG (Professional Numismatic Guild) for 44 years We buy more and different coins, banknotes and medallions than anyone else When we buy from you, we want both parties to be happy. { after all, we would like you to feel that Coincraft are nice people —— to do business with. meade ‘pes Men ey Ceincraft FRIENDLY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE SINCE 1955 45 Great Russell Steet, London WCIB 31. 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Tel 020 7636 1188 Fax 020 7323 2860 and 020 7836 4707 ‘Web www.coincraft.com Email info@coincraf.com FindEP Incorporating BANANOTENEWS COIN NEWS SSN g958-1391 nel te Bestar Coin iogaine aad December 2018\oune SNe 12 Akh menb yen Ping Ci ene necator subsziptonsandgereralenques an ALU becontted tthe folowing ade 40 Southerhay tas, Bate, Devon EX FE United Kingdom ater jou Newsagent cry nut Suton nn UK E000 iss Exropand Wide 5000 Wer £6000 Telophone: 010846972 Website: watokmpebishngcem offen Managing Etor Sahn Muse FACS Numa rear Gal nian Numa oct nents ante Scie et Advising Direct Marhating Director Pha Ne 8 pM NGM MDM Deputy Editor Manet Webber BA Hons Antéditor ‘vertising Designer ira dhs Advertsing &Customer Support Sales/Subscption Manager ‘ion Toms Naren Needs Warehoure assent Accounts Controller ‘Sera Byie Eitrel Constant “ah Pesan Anon oan Mond Friday Dianbteeote Newey Ro Barut B43 78 Con news 02018 Tolan Publeing Alright esrved,epoaucon invholeorin pat wthout writen emisson ees ponte Treviensexpressedy aves and xin CON NEWS rena neces opin he abit. ins ewer ben made esse ‘cova he Ten Puli or e envio can cpt bit ero Likeuson Facebok: fcebooksomTokenPublching Fotow vson Tuite ‘iter concolnsandmedals 28 Anniversary Coins mark the Armistice Centenary by Dr Kerry Rodgers, 39 Spotlight Coins of the Eagle's Nest—or are they? by Bryan Short 43 Feature article The Turin Shroud: ‘A compelling case for authenticity by Justin Robinson 48 Sovereign Spotlight George IV and his sovereigns: 1825-30 by Clive King 51 In focus The tortoise and the palm ryal of Mary Queen of Scots by David Pearson, 54 Casebook Tonga, 1975: A set to remember bby Philip McLoughlin (02. From the Editorial Desk 57 Tokens 14 Comnnews evens Reuben Josephs 18 Auction Preview ciety Notenoard by Peter R. Thompson 31 (aoxwhortalong 32 Vow ofthe bay Si Medal Miscelany 35 Nowtees com Upe The medallic origins of the 30 Royalwine teas bumper sticker 33. Aiton Highlights bby Max Everest-Phlips 38 Severeim Updo 18 Bockto Basics 74 Banknote Feature 9 Coinofthe Month ihe bute Boeri tae 12 New leues Banknote Update that never was 80 Coffee Break Quiz by Martin MacDevitt 83 Letter rom America 85 CHRISTMAS COMPETITION 88 Bealervectory, 83 Diary Dates 90. Soctety Directory 52 ThelWeb Page 94 Semi-isply Adverts 96. Classified Advertsing Dear Neweagent, Please reserve me a copy of COMM NEWS, Britain's beat selling coin magazine, every month. Thank you. ee eneFrom the Editorial Desk It’s just a coin. after months of speculation the Treasury announced, on Monday, October 29, as part of the Budget report, that there was to be a “Brexit” coin. Apparently a 50p piece will be minted next year to commemorate|celebrate/mourn (depending, on your viewpoint) our breaking away from the binding shackles/warm bosom of the EU. The coin will feature the date of Brexit, March 28, 2019 alongside the phrase “Peace, Prosperity and Friendship with all nations” and, as might be imagined, it hasn't gone down well in some quarters. Either because the idea that the split with the EU should be celebrated in any way or because the actual date is on the coin (leaving little room for manoeuvre it would seem) the remain camp have not taken kindly to the announcement of the coin, with social media going into meltdown. Comments Twitter, for example, have ranged from the questioning to the outraged with some insisting they’d give the coin back or throw it away were they to receive one in change, whilst others stating that they would rather do away with British coinage altogether and would rather have the Euro instead. Even the “leave” camp have been a little perplexed by the decision, and the design, with comments seeming to suggest that a ‘more iconic British symbol should have been chosen. That there is to be a coin at all has been questioned more than once but shouldn't have come as too much of a surprise, as we pointed out in COIN NEWS (July 2018), coins have been used to ‘mark political milestones since the time of the Romans with the most famous probably being the Unite of James I, a coin brazenly produced as a propaganda piece to celebrate the Union of the two thrones of England and Scotland. Of course, social media didn’t exist in the 17th century and as such that new coin wasn’t greeted by Twitter outrage, or Facebook meltdown and the fact that few of the “men in the street” were ever going to see a gold unite probably ensured that talk of the new coin was restricted to those members of society whose thoughts on the matter were very much influenced by the fact that to criticise the King’s lovely shiny new propaganda piece wasn’t going to be a great career ‘move. Today things are different, everyone has an opinion and everyone has an outlet for that opinion to be heard, and as such the reaction to the coin was inevitable, Regardless of the rights and wrongs of the referendum itis a fact that over 116 million people didn’t want to leave the EU and as such there were going to be at least 16 million people who weren't going to like this coin from the off, no matter what the design. You then add into the mix some of those on the other side ‘who wanted the new coin to be unashamedly British and thus were disappointed in what they see as something insipid and uninspiring, and you are looking at an awful lot of people who aren‘t happy. And that in itself is something very interesting to us collectors. Every day we are being told how cash is on its way out, how electronic payments, contactless cards, even crypto currency are all taking over and how coins and notes are becoming increasingly irrelevant. This being the case why on earth are people so worried about the new coin? If none of us are going to be using coins in a few years why does this fone create such strong feelings? The fact is coins always do, and that is why they have been used as propaganda tools for years. The Romans in particular would produce a coin to celebrate a Victory in battle, or a usurper would strike a coin to give legitimacy to his claim to be emperor. Edward III's noble saw the King aboard a ship, an undoubted allusion to the defeat of the French fleet at the Battle of Sluys in 1340, After James had produced the Unite there came the Laurel, an attempt by the king to position himself as the new Augustus, the man who had united the Roman Empire. Victoria styled herself as Empress of India and Ind: Imp appeared on coins Until the reign of George VI. The designs of the Euro coin are, as lam sure you will have noted, all unashamedly nationalistic in their subject matter—the notes may be generic but a Greek Euro is still very Greek, a German Euro very German. One would have assumed that a single currency would have been subject toa single design but anyone who knows of the issues surrounding the release of the coins will know that is certainly not true. Overstruck coins have also been used to get political messages across too—with examples of ‘marked coins extolling “Votes for Women” and those defaced by both sides during the Troubles in Northern Ireland being perhaps the most famous. Whatever people eager for a cashless society may say, coins are still very important, they stir up feelings across the board and so the reaction to this new coin should come as no surprise to anyone, even if the Bognor Cogwheel Selsey Two Bary Freckenham Crescents North East Coast Cunobelinas Biga Cuno Wild Murer ABCS09 goldstaer ABC’ VA" goldstaer ABC 1447" goldsater ABCIIS1 gold quarter ABC J8U7y. gold stater ABC 2783, VERV RARE S375, SCARCE (950. “RARE dics 50) “RARE stike S75 RRR vex, £90 ‘SCARCE (990 44 Celtic coins, mostly Ancient British. Some extremely rare, many Good VE. All under £1,000, including gold. All in my December Liz’ List (online fiom 3 December). 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Box 352, Leeds, LS19 9GG rdi The Collectors’ Auctioneers THe WetsH MARCHES COLLECTION OF BriTISH COINS Monday 3rd December 2018 MOORE eRe CeO OCALA DOLL Good very fine with attractive old cabinet toning Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 Part of a small but choice collection of hammered and milled coins including many rarities of Charles | Should you wish to sell a single coin or an entire collection, please email Chris Webb at chris@dnw.co.uk rayne www.dnw.co.uk a NOONAN Se ee TE CREA 2 Perret ETS er) S WEBB Cee ed ci Y Soca CN acg London W1) 8BQ earn 4» Warwick & Warwick AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS www.warwickandwarwick.com Warwick & Warwick Ltd, ‘Chalon House, Scar Bank, Millers Road, Warwick CV34 SDB England 4% Tel: (01926) 499031 » Fax: (01926) 491906 i & Yi Email: richard.beale@warwickandwarwick.com a 1s www.warwickandwarwick.com BNTASe eee After our spectacular first London auction we are now accepting consignments for future sales. Peas Tena Ree ORE a eC COE RE RE) Treen’ WWW.SOVR.CO.UK ee Pret ecu ite the major UK and world numismatic fairs in London, Birmingham, Munich, Cee ey CO etBANK } rrr eet OF ABKHAZIA (On November 11, 2018, the world celebrated the hundredth anniversary of the end of the First World War. This event was commemorated by the issue of commemorative coins in many states. in particular, Great Britain and the Commonwealth states issued a large number of coins of different denominations in 2014, siver, copper and nickel and other alloys. However, on the teritory ofthe former Russian Empire, this war, which was at first officially called the Patriotic War, as a result of revolutions and wars received the name of the Forgotten War. The Soviet propaganda presented it as aggressive and imperialist, and consequently, the soldiers who fell in battle were considered useless victims, and the war heroes were seen as not worthy to be remembered. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, this subject stopped being a secret. Now it receives certain attention from the academic circles and the media. However, Unfortunately, in the numismatic space of the former Soviet Union, there still have not been any issues of coins dicated to this event. ‘The National Bank of the Republic of Abkhazia decided to correct this injustice and to issue a commemorative coin in denomination of a hundred apsars. Tis coin is dicated to the hundredth anniversary ofthe end of the Great War and the soldiers from Abkhatia who fought In the Abkhazian Hundred of the Circassian Regiment, the Caucasian indigenous ("Wild") division and other Units ofthe imperial army. The obverse of the coin depicts the torso of a warrior ressed in a Circassian coat. It also shows the handle cof a shashka with a Saint George's and the sign of the ‘medal of the Saint Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Ouke Vladimir of the ath class with swords and a bow. This ‘medal was a very honourable award, and it was second In significance to the medal of the Saint martyr George the Vietorious of the 4th class. The above-mentioned coins were received by several officers of Abkhazian origin who accomplished feats inthe First World War. COIN The foreground of the coin’s reverse side bears ‘an image of an Abkhazian horseman with a shashka ‘who is charging into battle, In the background, there Is ‘an image of the cavalry and an eagle with outstretched wings that symbolises the bravery of Caucasian fighters. The composition is complemented by a colored St. George's ribbon which has been an inalienable symbol ‘of heroism in the Russian army for already two hundred ‘and fifty years. In conclusion, it should be noted that the coin is minted from silver and contains 5 ounces of pure metal. Only ‘hundred of these coins were made which automatically ‘makes the coin a rarity collection The full list of the coins issued by the Bank of Abkhazia could be viewed on the official website wwn.nbra.orgTRITON XXII In Conjunction with the 47th Annual New York International Serra eg en Red kee aR ae eer rE ae Cane Ur SC uReM AN uae une uee Ly Sale Dates: 8 & 9 January 2019 CRO e: Us OFFICE ——————__ UK OFFICE ———————___ EMAIL & WEBSITE —— pea ee Reed 20 Bloomsbury Street, London WC1B 30A, UK Email eng@engcoins.com Dea Ea Ea ee A Lee ed% R. INGRAM COINS lees PAT ae Ar CMU LUT Lae CL Jl 72: eS I We get a lot of questions about investment. Coins . bought wisely can prove very fruitful; but what to ) buy? ae Contact us and we will be very happy to discuss G the subject with you. You'll get some surprises, + over the last 20 years many coins have gone up more than 600%! Banks are paying virtually no interest, so this might be something to think about. If you have money sitting in a bank which you want to see earn, call us and have a chat. There will be no pressure selling from us; we'll just give you the facts. “We issue a 72 page list which is free. If you would 4 like a copy, just telephone, write or e-mail us. We are also available to view online: Many coins can be viewed with top quality images. \ Get in touch today. info@ringramcoins.com 023 80324258 www.ringramcoins.com Follow us on Twitter W @ringramcoins Find us on Facebook E@ R. Ingram CoinsBALDWIN Wy Ge 1. JAMES E 1746 Proof Crown PCGS PF66 1839 Proof Five Pounds NGC PF65 Ultra Cameo 2017 Catalogue Price £12,500 2017 Catalogue Price - £125,000. Baldwin’s of St James’s Realised Price - £45,600 Baldwin's of St James’s Realised Price - £408,000 We offer 0% commission for lots that sell for over £1000 There are no hidden costs - you get the entite hammer price! Generous advances available Teter ae a Rete rate ecteeteerrect Ee Ayes aNa ECS 10 Charles II Street, St James’s, London SW1Y 4AA Tel: +44 (0)207 930 7888 | Fax: +44 (0)207 930 8214 SR terete ene One erenceEUs ical Ree eee ee dealers from London and across the world wh oor entre et at Coincraft as well as paying a touching tribute eee kata Deen eC ee eer ret Pen etre ee Eee cts the UK all tho: JERSEY HOARD VALUERS APPOINTED EXPERIENCE of, etme of, handing, dealing and auctioning ancient coins is going, jo come in very handy for the Cris Rudd team as they have been tasked to carry out a rather large job. The Celtic coin specialists have been ¥ appointed to provide an independent valuation of the “Le Catillon I Hoard” of some 70,000 coins, ingots and gold jewellery discovered fon the Channel Island of Jersey in 2012. On wearing the announcement, finders ofthe hoard, "3 Mead_and Richard’ Miles, commented: “Elizabeth Cottam and Chris Rudd have valued other large Iron Age hoards. So we think they re the right people to value this one, the largest ever found.” Sr eee eet Sree ase etn ely be told that London is still vibrant, still exciting, Twas certainly a night to remember! The circus unexpectedly .came to town just in time to help Richard Lobel, Director Poteet Leena en Pee eee a eee a how he was essentially side-tracked and landed in the UK is aie Sere ene interview ina future issue). Richard settled down in London, married and became a father, while at the same time setting Peto cece et eee fn the enjoyable and unmistakable Pee eee aay penn Saas anniversary bash was held at No. 1 Marylebone and as {guests arrived, a glass of champagne greeted them as they then made their way to an open bar and amusement hall with, ‘mega- or life-size bowling and a strongman’s era guests and family members travelled from as far away as the United States, continent to participate. Of course, there were many familiar faces and coi 10 have known Richard, Claire and Coincraft for many decades, hence the mn for many. Richard took to the floor and welcomed his guests and Se eT eee rs ¢ to his wife Claire. Just before dinner a multi-layer cake was presented to then 23-year-old Coincraft founder. Dinner concluded, guests were treated ine and chatter flowed. Congratulations to Richard on his 50th anniversary ae sen snc) eee eke el ry Research Centre ‘Michael Alexander— London Banknote and Mons Hutt River celebrates‘at ast! FIER 46 years as Sovereign of the Principality of Hutt River, ‘on February fi, 2017, His Royal Highness Prince Leonard abdicated infavourofhs youngest son Prince Graeme, Duke of Cilboa and Earl of CGinan, Prince Leonard had served fs Sovereign sine he founded the Principality in 1970. For the past 12 months the Principality has been somewhat preoccupied ina protracted our! bale with the Australian Tasaion Office. One consequence is that it has only now been able to honour its new. Sovereign in coin. A new $10 coin has been struck on a Samm nickelplated flan, The obverse shows a ihust of HRH Prince Graeme. On the reverse are the Prince's coat of arms. These now include the Princpaltys Crown demorstrating his role at Sovereign Prince: Mintage is 1,00. Those wishing to cbtain ore ofthe new $108 ean erail the Principality’s offices at hutrveretprincipality-hutt- rpg oe aoe ad noes of riverorg By the way Prince Leonard “arp Sipcatytne Pe Croan, Celebrated Ris 93rd birthday this year “icoming Sgr Pra oft on August 27 rnp Fat Roe nee couse Ho She Pie Ne Comp fo VIRE Prince Gre). DrK. A. Rodgers ASERES of public talks has been announced by the Royal Mint Museum, Janstrisant. Working in partnership with the Royal Mint Experience (RME), “Tales from the Mint” aims to inform andl enlighten collectors on the rich history of one of the country’s oldest institutions, Talks fake place at the RME with the next event scheduled for December 6, 2018 when Dean Powell presents “History of the Hilltop—The Story of Llantrisant”, Mr Powell is a well-known historian, broadcaster tind thor who Wi be tablng arenes through the Hsioy Of Lianeisent tem U's origins fo the prea day, ee are available by contacting the RME on 0333 241 2223, Priced at £9 (25 concessions) the ticket purchase includes a welcome drink ‘on arrival and free time in the exhibition after the talk. The programme for next year's talks will be available soon, 14 voulehingcor December 2018 Coin NewsNa move that took many by surprise, Paul Hill and Caroline Holmes, bth formerly of Sovereign Rarities, have joined the Classieal ‘Numismatic Group (CNG). From November 1, the husband and wife team will be based at CNG's London office. Commenting on the nev recruits, Senior Director Erie McFadden said: “Caroline and Paul will already be familar faces to many of our cients who have had dealings ‘with Spink, Baldwins or Sovereign Raritics over the years. Paul and Caroline are both not only top level professionals but also a pleasure to work with and we are delighted that they willbe jing ds in the London office.” Mike Gasvoda, Managing Director of CNG, LLC, added “The addition of Paul and Caroline brings us ever closer to the vision we have forthe transition to allow Eric and Victor (England) to work almost exclusively with customers and consignors. [ coulda’t be more pleased to make this announcement 3s Pal and Caroline both embody {hecommitment to integrity that CNG is known for ad they havea true passion fr their work. They wil ft into our staff seamlessly, and we are Sllexcited tohave them come on board.” A professional numismatist or A world of wonder HOWCASING the extraordinary artistic Jand cultural heritage ofthe Islamic world is a new exhibition recently opened at the British Mascum. The ATbukhary Foursdation Gallery of the Isiamic world displays in two magnificent galleries the British Mscumy’s superb Ielandc collection. Comprising 2 broad and. diverse spectrum of material from the 7th century to the present das, from archaeological material #0 contemporary art pottery jewellery, textiles and, of course, coins Y the new Balery brings together representations from time, cilture and geography. With over 100}000 objects, the collection has grown over No. anda haf centuries through generous donations by individ collectors, curators and organizations. ‘The first items in the collection came from Sir Hans Sloane (1680~ @! 1753) a physician who amassed around 71,000 cbjects ftom every culture to better further his understanding of his fellow man. He bequeathed his collection tothe nation following his death in 1753. 20 years, Paul specialises in classical ancient cons, Hie has managed the ancient coin departments at both Spink & Son and at A. H Baldwin & Sons, He was responsible for securing and cataloguing the legendary. Prospero Callectionane of the greatest sales of ancient Greek coins which saw a world record price of $3802.50), pei for an ancient coin. Caroline Holmes specialises in nimismatic books and literature, She has worked in the mimismatic world for 15 years. Sho began her carver in the coin department of Spink & Son and soil there made the transition to their mumismatie Book department. Caroline then went onto join A. H. Baldwin & Sons to launch a book department where she was responsible for the sale of the Prospero Library relating fo ancient Greek coins, and more recently catalogued the extensive Ratio Family Library fr auction ‘She currently serves on the council of the British: Numismatie Society. We wish them both wel ERITAGE AUCTIONS fas nounced that Mark Stephenson anatomy with. arly 20 years eae ence a atten joie their Bevery Hila ofce os a ee eee three years, Vice,Prsdent/ Diner of, Cuter Relageng” a Profeatanal Coin Grading Service (PCCS), division pica eee tees a alee leat esas buik division aswell as overseing customer service He was also ar Ng rem tree Cheat ve ee ee eee ITH a_ plethora of interesting “items, SIMMONS GALLERY mail-bid sales are always worth keeping an eye on and their auction on October 10 saw a real opportunity to add to your collection at a price that wouldn't break the bank. For example, a Capture of Gibraltar and Naval Engagement off Malaga silver medal of 1704 (ight) madea total price of £263 (including BP at 5 per cent), while a 1989 Prisoner of Conscience bronze medal by lan Rank-Broadley, issued by the Royal Mint, depicting. imprisonment and freedom of a slave, made £231. An interesting cast bronze medal by Antonio Selvi (167— 1753), featuring the armoured bust of Alexander de Medici on the obverse and the Medici rhinoceros on the reverse, sold for £210. From France came an Histoire Naturelle copper medal by Roger Bezombes of 1970 depicting a woman surrounded by references to the natural world, which hammered at £165 (€173 with BP). yun Ceoriviotunae MEDALS Pree £90 (UE postage £3), CHRISTOPHER EIMER P.O. Box 352, London NWI 7RF ‘Tel: 020 8458 9933 Mob: 07976 259533, www.christophereimer.co.uk fet 1971) SINGLE PIECES & COLLECTIONS WANTED December 2018 0 Com News 15Noi, msctantsipate frm fixture since its initiation in 1982, the International Association of Professional Numismatists (APN) award for “best numismatic publication of the year” has become fone of the highlights of the Pre- Coinex exhibitor get-together held the evening before show, when the winner is announced and the prize awarded. At County Hall this year, the 2018 prize was orchestrated by Peter Preston-Morley of DNW, with the award presented to the winning author by the President of the IAPN, Ame Kirsch, and the Executive Director, Jean-Lue Van der Schueren, Honoured for his work The Coins of the English East Inn Comparey ~ Presidency Serie Catalogue and Pricelist, was Dr Paul Stevens. Published by Spink in 2017, the book was chosen from a field of 22. publications—a significant ‘number of submissions for this year First place honours include a medal, a diploma and a monetary reward, Well done Dr Stevens. 16 Cow News ‘OU certaifly don’t need to be a ceramics expert to spot the unmistakable work of ‘Wedgwood, Jasperwareis a uniquely Wedgwood invention made from a dense White stoneware which can be stained with mineral oxides to provide colour. Jasper was Josiah Wedgwood V's contribution to the world of ceramics. In production for over 200 years, now for the first time in its history a Wedgwood coin has been commissioned in “standard” and “special edition” by the Commonwealth Mint. Made in their finest Jasperware, the first legal tender coin (issued for Tristan da Cunha) depicts Antonio Canova’s “Three Graces” as this year marks the 200th anniversary of the creation Of this elegant statue in marble, With a limited edition of just 3,000 pieces—the number of test pieces it took Josiah to perfect Jasperware—the £5 coin is handmade at the Wedgwood factory in England and bears the Wedgwood mint mark on the edge ofthe coin, To find out more go to wwwibradford.co.uk o telephone 0333 003 1545, Or if you are feeling lucky, center this month’s competition to win one of the coins—see page 85 for details. Unique Dutch Indies coin TT uckEP-AWay in the estage Auction etapa o the Ottoman and lame collection of Dr Hans sk Pree ee rea teen ee Hon dealderdaled 1634 a oly unllfed (nal tendon Peat atta ee OP WD err cr a irate nnn ea ees eter ‘of Shah Abbas I (1587-1629). The provincial name usually se cataract oa esa eerie the word “ORIENT® withthe denomination shown as, “7 shahi”. The Ottoman monetary historian, Sevket eg eee ar eat ae fee ae ter eee eee Tegra tat eared yee they’ were intend fe cae eee canton eae ee Be ee fees etait eg pee eee eee ea is a aes esneak aan es reteset 2110 by Ponterio & Associates for $5,500, Tat came dated 1610 and was denominated as 6 shahis. Poaceae pa epeeses ease pea 4s possibly unique, Graded XF40 NGC it had no Tyade lion dalder, dated 1634, fom the ‘problem in realising a healthy $9,000 in Heritage's Dr Hans Wilski Collection. I sald for eae Oe sit fees aoe Cee CUE Ley ECORDS were setand history made in Santa Rosa, USA, whenStephen Album Rare Coins hed es Acton 32 on September 13-14 2018, Blader came ox ofthe woodwork, not least Because ofa umber of high grade Chinese cons 0 tnsure a total hammer price of 1.34 milion Gnchuding BP) forthe California thse frm With» sellthrough ateof 90 per cent excitement had ben gathering for wesk in antipation of the handful of rare Chinese dollars on fer, however, dhe final results left many speechless. A good example I lot 73 (ilustrated let top) a Kirin: Kuang Hi, silver dollar, ND (1858), “branched homs” type. This was a superb example with stunning orginal lusire worthy of ts PCGS grading SF Mt twas knocked down om the day for S800 (icuding BP) against 3 pre-sale estimate of $10,000-15 000—ihis very possibly a world record fortis Type. The momentum continued unabated when lot 78 (ilustrated lower lef) a ‘Kiangrani Kuang Hsu, silver dolla, Nanking mint, ND (1897), a Herringbone (omamental) edge type, with a. Chinese ink stamp on the obverse This stunning piece brought a hammer price of $85,187 Gncluding BP) against a $4000-8 0 pre-sale estimate. Commenting on the sale, CLO Joneph Lang Said: “This sale confirms thatthe market is quite trong for quality materia particularly for india and China” Fora fal un down ofthe sale nd prices realised, go to wwwstevealbum.com. Consignments are curently invited for their Auction 33 tobe held fom January 12-18, 2019 lots will be available 10 view at NYINC in New York the week before the sale). voulehingcor December 2018‘OU certainly have to hand it to the Sovereign Rarities team—they do know hhow to put on an inaugural auction! The excitement began to build early. for this first outing, held in conjunction with the Royal Mint, as a number of rnumismatic rarities, specialist collections and a plethora of choice coins went tunder the hammer. Holding the event during Coinex week also proved a good move as many dealers from overseas were in attendance to add their weight to the overall auction total. Held at their St George Street premises on September 25, the bidding was fierce, fast and furious with a number of lots keenly fought ove ‘ensuring that many exceeded their pre-sale estimates. full report is, of course, featured in this month's Auction Highlights, however, is interesting to find out what was top of the Tots for Sovereign Rarities’ British coin specialist, Steve Hil. He commented: “Our first London Auction certainly exceeded our expectations especially with so many major pieces going for six figure sums. My personal favourite in the sale was lot 31, the Henry VIII gold sovereign which fetched £65,000 hammer itis a real beauty of the Tudor King.” For full details of this and any future auctions, contact Sovereign Rarities on 020 3019 1185 or log on to www.sovr.co.tk Pick of he ots for St S we go to press, we lean of the Treasury's decision to produce a Sp coin to mark Brexit next March. As highlighted in ‘COIN NEWS July, the 50p, which ‘will bear the Brexit date alongside the phrase “Peace, Prosperity and Friendship with all nations" is the latest in a series of European 50p coins starting with the “hands coin back in 1973, When the new coins will actually be released, land how popular they willbe with collectors, remains tobe seen! See this month’s Editorial Comment for more information Objects of War NUSISMATICALLY cons and mis sare heritage but i isn't often that the two worlds overlap —apart from cccasionally iat coin fairs and, of course, inthe Token Publishing offices! In this new book by Dr Keviv Clancy, Curator ofthe Royal Mint Museum, Ioever, the connection between oar and money is thrown into sharp tulief. Objects of War, subtitled Currency in a Time of Conflict, loks at the role of money, both coins and banknotes, in relation to ‘war whether that is financing warfer, the changing face of @ currency in woartime (think the replacement of sovereigns with Banknotes in World War I and the changing colours of the £1 note in World and warriors on currency, coins saving ives om the battlefield or th has covered it all. Profusely lustrated i full colour from the nuuseum itself this isa fascinating look at rear will be of great interest to renders of COIN NEWS and abe fron our webs ublishing.com at 25 plus pep. War 1, images of use of money as propaganda roughout, with some ioney in relation to voar MEDAL NEWS alik Trot Peace sco wt tad only one was found over 128 years ago. That's how rare it is. ee Who made this extremely rare gold quarter stater? Was it Tasciovanos, king of Hertfordshire, whose name is on it?” (Or was it Sego, perhaps a son of Tascio, who ruled in Ker (on his behalf c.AD 5-15? Or was Sego a place in Kent, not a person? Sir John Evans, who once owned the BM's solitary specimen (found before 1890), thought Sego was a person. So do we. The debate continues. This highly important coin ‘was found near Faversham, Kent, 2017. Only five others. recorded, Estimate £3,000, Mee ee ‘One of many rare and exciting Celtic coins to be sold at Spm, Sunday, 13 January. Ask Liz for a free catalogue Tel 01263 735 007 Web www.celticcoins.com ) Chris Rudd @ Cow News 17Where rarities rule LUCTION 10 gets under way for Geneva-based Numismatica Genevenss $A fon Decembe thotigh you wil nel deep pockets for this sale. The Suction house specialises in the tue beauties and highlights of the naminnatc Sphere Taking place atthe Hotel Le Richemond in Geneva, this wl bea double arraverary forthe auction hows as thoy sso colebrae the 30th year of being in busnase, Thelr boat that they offer “the most beautiful coins that money cat buy” iva dificult one to argue with: The sale Kicks off with Greek coinage, the highlight of which must surely be the simply superb elect tstatr of Carthage (pletuted top night, mined ot an unknown nua His everything you could wantin acon Inthe Roman section a siver coin of Hadrian (lot 44, centre), a cistophorus, bears a truly magnificent portrait of the Emperor while the reverse depets the temple of Roma and Augustus Ths com ne Teads the charge ina section choc fll of rae aureand slid of the highest grader Fo top 25h Carine ale state ‘The sale also offers exceptional Islamic eoins from the Sth century onwards as _fomaysoknotn mt Skly graded Eh well an unique a of four cnn the Pera Shah Reza Paws rm 1907 sng rae 00H, ran Word cons and medals cross the block in the second port of the auction where py sed EF oo staring a 25 items inelade rarities from Bavaria through toa unique gold bar from Brazil For Sir and 1246, Jams 1608-25, undated catalogue details orto find out more, contact Numismatica Genevensis SA, Rond- Yea ard Mets Colton sl Fatt de Paina, CH-Ians Genes tephone il 223004640 occa ope Nin eC Collecting craft of one man Tb ok lls ofthe ate Sven Gain oes under the hammer at DNW on December 2018, Born in Gothenburg Seen on May 24, 1931, Sven mad his home inital is Landon where his pasion for history Nourbhed He spent to years sting OM Most drawing ate Bish Museum anda arte two yarn the caper of daswgs ot the Lave He wins eninge fo ast detiog S Oil Master drawings tnd set up hisown company in 15eAt well a cllecton of ‘Greek and Roman coins, in 1983 he started a collection of British 18th (and later 19th) entry tokens es ths carefully put together collection sourced with an experienced te io artiste beauty thats cbt ofthe DNW sale. For fll xalogue dts Comat he acne on (207016 1H og nto ww dco COPPERBARK ATHENS Roman, English and Russian coins together with an extensive selection of 17th century tokens G ine: ag Visit our user-friendly website at: A. copperbark.com DERN GREEK AND WORLD C Table holders atthe LCF Coinex, Contact us Berlin and Munich Shows Email copperbark led@igmsilcom 430 2103648386 ‘Adress Suite 35, 7 St Andrews Street, Nocwich, NR24TP. ‘Akadiias 39, Athens 10872, Greece "Telephone: 07854454 780 infogathensnumismaticglleyzcom WWWATHENSNUMISMATICGALLERY.COM If you’re selling any Celtic coins next year - ff you'd be wise to consult Trey OS) el Hg poe the only people who'll be cmon Kelding six auctions next year and who'll give you cash if you prefer = 2%", &) 18 Cow News souohingcor December 2018WORLD & ANCIENT COIN AUCTIONS January 6-7, 2019 | New York | Live & Online Highlights Fr aa United East Ind Proof Pattern Ouc: ; car Great Britain: George I! JBRASIC y Great Britain: Victoria gold Proof Pattern gous Gunoes nate . BY Speicans Se crn 58 nsoce nae Ww pees Uwe Corso Nee Brazit: Pernambuco. Geoctroyeede West Indische Compagnie (GW) gold Kinpe 12 Gullders (Forins) 1646 MS62 NGC Imperial. Probus: oman Imperial. Maximian Roman imperial. Diocletian (AD 276-282) AV aureus. (AD 286-305). AV aureus. (AD 284-306), AV aureus. NGC MSx 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style NGC Choice MS 5/5 — 4/5, Fine Style NGC MS 5/5 - 3/5 Inquiries: Nicholas Mathioudakis | Managing Director | NicholasM@HA.com | +44 (0)207 493 0498 Max Tursi | Managing Director | MaxT@HA.com | +44 (0)207 493 0498 DALLAS 1 NEW YORK | BEVERLY HLS | SAN FRANGISCO 1 CHICAGO PRL BEACH Tovoovt pang reer ravsrewaw rroncono | AE RITAGE ‘Aways Accepting Quality Consignments in40 Categories | A UC TIONS Immediate Ossh Advances Avatable. || “THE WORLD'S LARGEST “TMllions Online Bidder- Members| NUMISMATIC AUCHONEER erm meraea, 0)The 37th British Token Congress N October 5, Token enthusiasts gathered atthe Hilton Hotel, Northampton, forthe 27th annual Britsh Token Congress organised this year by Rob de Ruiter ofthe Worthing and District Numisaatc Sockty. The three-day Congress Brace 109 delegates from all over the UK and a number frm the USA and Begum, As in past years the Friday evening was reserved for an auction of sone 2I8 lots including wide selection of tokens and books. This was supported on Saturlay evening by a Bourse which gave delegates the opporuniy to make puuchases to add to their collections from nineteen atening dealers St James's Auctions and Baldwin's sponsored the Congress beer (supplied by Phipps Northampton Brewery) and DNW sponsored some excllent wine w accompany the Congress dinner on Saturday evening, all of which helped the event go with "The programme of 18 talks all day Saturday and Sunday morning covered such diverse subjects ay Mermaks", “Coming acropperA token a fale and» Rogue’ “The Mystery of Henry Morgan Part Two", "the Tokens of European New Year “Traition’, "John Zaccareli Pioneer Merchant of the Klondike Gold Rush (his Tokens), “17h century Gret Yarmouth tokens and thei issuer, “Women Token Sse”, “John Wilkinson's silver 3s 6 "The Tokens of Anthony Gibbs and ons--the story of guano mining in Chile” and the launch of a nee publication on Sentimental Magne MealsSormething for everyone. Allo thisand more‘n addition toa number of research spots by delegates requesting information to help with research projcs and update Congress with progress to date ‘The event wat genctously sponsored though programme advertising bya numberof well own dealers and auction houses We al lok forward to the 38th Congres which wl tke pace next year at the Filton Hite, Warwick, between October 4 and 6 Please contact Me Tim Everson organisertim.eversoneblintemet com fora booking form Rob de Ruiter York talk at Essex N October 26, Melinda Mays from Warwickshire made a fist vist othe Esex to give us atalk on York's 17th century tokens and thelr issuers. She based her talk on the parish boundaris within the Clty and the numbers of krov token issuers aed then displayed slides of the tokens and, where posible, current images ofthe premises from which they traded. She also tustreted the talk with deta of Trtheentury achive material qaotng references to the activites ofthe token isuers including, in some cases, datas oftheir wil ete, proving that t was posable to rote, not only the tokens themselves, but also detailed information about the lives Aldred, President and activities of those concerned withthe lowes, of the Worthing There will be no formal meeting during December but members will be getting ee District together on the evening of December 1, for a Christmas meal at the Baker's Arms | Numismatic Society, died on October in Stock. The January 2019 meeting will be on January 25 when there will bea short | 31, 2018 aged 79. Derek was a founder talk from one of our own members followed by an Exchange & Mart, Prospective | member ofthe Society way backin 197 members and/or visitors toany of out mectingy are always welcome (2 enty fee) | We extend our sincere condolences to and for further details pleae se our Website Www.essexcoinsorguk or call Roger | hs famuly and an obituary for Derek will pe ties deem ae follow in next month's COIN NEWS, S we go to press we are saddened to hear that Derek SILBURY IRON AGE * ROMAN * SAXON * NORMAN # MEDIEVAL @OINS MTel: 01242 898107 Email: sales@eilburycoins.com 4% i . a> (> | Wiww,silbur 20 Coin News souohingcor December 2018Q. How did you get started? AA. Reader, | married him! Seriously my husband, Howard, has been collecting since he was a toddler. Going round fairs and coin shops, I started to get the bug too, but I was more interested in the design, social and economic history of ‘coins and tokens. We started in business fs equal partners in 1982 and are still enthusiastic about all things numismatic ‘Then there were the medals which brought me into contact with the British ‘Art Medal Society and the contemporary art medal scene. Q. What is your top tip for collectors? A. Engage with other collectors and dealers by going to fairs, congresses or clubs; that way you not only handle coins (really important in these days of the internet), you will also gradually absorb knowledge while meeting up with lots of interesting people. When organising the London Coin Fair over the years, the social aspect was an essential ingre inits success, Q. What is your favourite coin? A. Probably the Edward VII penny countermarked "VOTES FOR WOMEN Td love a real example rather than one of the numerous fakes going around at present. I also like the first coins issued by the Irish Free State; the animals on the reverses are delightful especially the hen ‘and her chicks. Usted at £3,995. ‘Quote CN-12-18 and buy this coin for £3,550. Q. Do you collect and if so, what? A-Iflwasn’tadealerI'd collect European Art Nouveau and Art Deco medals, Many years ago I was lucky enough to pick up a few suffragette badges so that Started off my collection of medals and tokens to do with universal suffrage and female emancipation. I also collect art medals of women by women. Then there are medals by artist friends that I can’t bear to part with! Q. If you were not a dealer, what career would you have chosen? A. I would have liked to have worked with textiles and new materials, as a designer or a fashion buyer. Q. If you could retire to an exotic location, where would it be? A. Ion’ likehot weather so my “exotic” would be a temperate place, with no mosquitoes, but beautiful gardens, by the sea. Maybe South West England/ Ireland or pethaps the Scilly Isles. Q. When not working, how do you relaxfunwind? A. Love going to the theatre and hanging, ‘out with my WIL friends; and yes, I do make jam! ‘Thank you. A pleasure talking to you. s, with Elephant Below. Fist laureate j) _ustwnth pointed uncaton gi) 16.554,no mount marks toned. Se eee + Catering for beginners right through to serious Parerics See ee ee aE ee en Bene (all with obverse & reverse images) TELEPHONE 07944 374600 EMAIL andrewhowitt@hotmail.com www.HistoryInCoins.com er? December 2018 Cow News 21Extremely rare lead medal made from the ro ‘of Temple Har demolished 1878. Very good condition apart from a slight deformation to the rim at 10 clock, hidden by the mount-— ce photos. Alo a casting law in the base, find some onkisation tothe lower ei of the ‘mount over about 1/ 58h of creurmference The rarest of the City of London medals ln very good condition apart from a slight Knock to the rim at 10 oelock, hidden under the mount. {13mm wide and 19mm deep including the mount,-£60. Ll meals do apps ery oe om ay a this ery large nifce emp ts ought oer by sx hides placing 16 bs oh the winner cog th iow seconds of. As it has bat Tne laa ca since 1878 the conition wos excelent ter th he res ‘mentioned by the sl, Florin in Very Nice Scarce 1905 Edward Vi Grade £12856. As there ave so many aes of ae date coins arose st mates sense fo uy rot alle ke thts ne oh UK bse has al posting {forback approaching 5000.1 ay have ben ead whieh kept the price down a 28 0 eo tan conto A super King James. “Gunmoney” Half Crown from May’ 1690. Sina size, Lauelie (sie) and. draped bust facing elt. Reverse {Crown over sceptes dividing JR, XOX above, ‘month of issue below. Weight 7 Grams "SPINK" Catalogite Number 565800, 642. “This example ws in wel aoe soeage condition 15 they ae often found ene pitted. Very high rae ccamples are are an te fo be espensive So his asa ery wie cain for the mane. 3 x Roman Coins genuine British. Metal Setecting finds, You Will receive the iets) in the pictures, Please sce pictures The were bought in a larger lot fom auction Containing base meta coins and oman Getector finds, Sold as genuine full fund if not No provenance or certs avalable, ot resorched “£302 Experienced eBay buyers of ecient or mediaoa ins often role “tal dling fn” ssineaing "nade i Bulgaria ast wo aad tt gvod eto as my Took asf hey ere san often dey rae bas be. Tse cs, eer, didnt have the lo ofl rcely ee fae eel cae aay di fooneay th cons pes bing aeons 22 Coin News of Nero, he is shown othe ers seta 00 @ plo cing something from a gure on Taker. The bug as give pesto odbc 1905 Henly sie) Regatta Silver 61.9 Medal— Stewards Challenge Cup Medal. You will receive the item in the pictures. Good condition, toning to medal no hallmarks But tests aver “69201 This eal might have done beter there had em mospelingeror of Henly” for “Henley” ‘which made nose hoe searching for Hey" Te tae ofthe mals 0 gen Teli might also have el he price bak Ancient Silver denarius BRUTUS very terre (Gi) coin. Very fare silver eoia republican ddonarus Brats €3,655.9, Ie takes oer brave colt t bid his mont fora can offre by a seller with feedback insingle igure bul ostac has nt Been exchanged stay not haze been poi fr. An “ents "EID MAR" reverse cin then listed bythe sae scl, hr i ld for just 502 but wast ergo ithe grb 00 much fora copy? A coin ential neoxry toy nh sian “cristo” has oon discus aco forum wih the conclsion reach hat ia wel Known apy. Again aback as wet tobe ese so mg Hay not hae ee id foe Provincial Tokow Coinage of the 18th Conta, onginals in 15 parts, Ext Rare 24899, The bis fn ne Bider wh increased He avin bud Hece ba hy eee Foy Pier Hey go forthe starting price, Ast eter has part forse at 85a 1 otames for wader 250 sme Hea barge, Rares (to be) Isaac Newton 2018 5p Coin x 20" Great investment opportunity A jo lot (20, YES 20 in total) of Iaae Neston 2018 "1 struck this coin" 0p. These atest to become THE RAREST of the S0p's ever essed or not released simply bectuse of 2 key fac 4 They were only avalable to purchase in person at The Royal Mint, hich means whe BI mintage figures are release these coins are almost guaranteed to be a lower figure ‘han the curtent rarest which fs 210,00 and isthe Kev Gardens 50p. 2: They WILL NOT bre eeased nto crclation which means they ‘ill become VERY DIFFICULT to get hold of These Brillant Uncecate Packs wil ikely incre in value very quickly to well over £100. Current mintage figures for 2017 show Kew Gardens 0p at number 1 210,000, Isaac Newton SOp 2017 at number 2 (180m) fd Jemima Puddleduck 50p at number 3 (2m)—£1,750. ‘A £57-50 each il tes 5p ais rout to be god icestient? Coin Yenrbook 2020s ssuer ths question. Te seller does net lie cose tothe Royal Mo a: might be expected Supecb detector find very rae silver sxpence ‘of Oliver Cromwell dated. 1688, Listed textrmely rare re $229, Liste as Extremely fare x 25mms in diam, vt/EF Condition Sling with no reserve, “£7780. Superb detector find very rare silver shxpence Of Oliver Cromwell dated. el688. Listed fextrmely rare re $229. Listed as Extromely fare 1 25mm in diam, vf/EF Condition Selling with no reserve 646, ‘Superb detector find very rare silver sixponce of Oliver Cromwell dated. 1688, Listed extremely rare wef #229. Liste as Extrmely fare > 23 mms in diam, vi/EF Condition, Selling with no rsorve.—£395, They resold by ae seller. 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Those looking for a Christmas gift for the numismatist in thei life will find they are spoilt for choice whether their preference i religious, secular or Disneyfied. Bs in September it seemed the world’s mints might ‘As usual Australia’s Perth Mint was first cab off the rank. This (Dnages courtesy & © year it issues its ninth distinctive star-shaped, colourised 40.60mm, 31.1354 (Los) 9999 fine silver Australian dolls. ‘The design shows Bugs Bunny and friend embracing fondly under the mistletoe. Its a natural follow-on from the several Looney ‘Tunes? coins Perth produced in 2018. The coin can double as a tee crnament or be gifted ina Christmas car Mintages 3,000. The same design is used on a BU round 30.4imm, 13.50g, aluminium-bronze frees CEA Christmas-themed dollar struck for Tuvalu. Tt comes as part of an Australia Post PNC complete with a 65¢ "Glad Tidings” stamp. A second PNC contains a similar-sized coloured Australian aluminium-bronze dollar. This features two Christmas-hatted Koalas exchanging presents under a ‘mini eucalyptus (gum) tee in the Aussie outback. The accompanying, postage stamp reads “Jingle Bells’. Britain's Royal Mint is promoting the “Res-forRobin” 10p, from its "Great British Alphabetical Coin Hunt’, as an appropriate Christmas coin gift. Certainly this reporter would be most happy to find the silver version in his Christmas stocking. Then there is the 38.6lmm, 28.282 cupro-nickel Nutcracker Great British £5. The reverse design by Harry Brockway shows the Nutcracker soldier and his Ballerina sweetheart as the radiants of an §-pointed snowflake. ‘The coin is available ina Christmas card, Advent calendar or official Royal Mint Christmas stocking, ‘And once again the BRM has produced a traditional 19.41mm, 3.35g .925 fine silver sixpence that once delighted small children ‘when extracted with due diligence from their Christmas pudding, ‘Mennica Polska has struck two 501 francs CFA proofs for the Republic of Cameroon. Mintage of both is 999. One consists of a 2 Perth Mint’ star-shaped silver (Chnstmies dollar fotures Bags Bony an friend. (mage courtesy The Perth Mint & Warner Brothers: TM & 0 WEET Gis) ‘To fst but dinkum Aussie Kolas exchange gifts under a untae onthe coloured reverse of ‘this Australian aluminin-bronz dollar Is aoa spar ofan Aastra Post PNC. dnaageconrtesy The Perth Mint & “Australia Post) 24 Con News British Royal Mints oering: {efor Robin 10p stocking file, [BU Nateacer £5, fend the tained string ser sipence as tse civisimas pudtngs ‘iti Reverse of Cameroon's 500 ‘pros (Images courtesy | ‘Mermice Pots) ore Power Coin) “Te Solomon Ilan’ proof $5. (lnages courtesy MDM. ‘Munzhandelseslscha) December 2018Cro fats) rae [ 27.00, 8805 925 fine silver doublesperced trinket. The Pavtaly lcd reverse shows an angel era by the sickle toon contemplating the heavens above. Perings enable 8 Suspension cord tobe strung through the pace The second is a 387» 42.500, 200g 99 fine silver angel-shaped co. The reverse bears a digitalprinted image of Mangoresque, laser frosted angel catng 2 Kite ant crowned wth Christmas ssreath, Weapped git stand below. Ifa Disney Christmas i the onder ofthe day then the Pacific island of Niueis whereit’s at, Mickey and fends celebrate ona $Stmm, 15.57g 9 fine slver 0 cents proof while other assorted Disney characters mix and match on a rectangular 31 53mm, 31g 999 fine silver $2 prook Mintages are 10000 apiece. MOM Minshandelsgeselschatt has opted fora tadiional winter's tale: Father Frost andthe Snov Malden. It comes Served with appropriate frostings on a coloured, oval 43:x 0mm, 102.999 fine silver proof Solomon island's $5. The coin is contained inside a Matryorhka Dell par. Mintge is 5,000 or thwe who preer to mark tit Chvstmas with me= honoured theme, International Coin House has released a rectangular 25 1immy7g.925 fine silver Macesonian 10 dena Celebrating Saint Nicholas himsell The selectively coloured reverse depicts the saint with halo picked-out in gold powder nd accompanied by two Swarovski crystal Inserts, Nicholas Should pethaps be the patron saint of numismatis, He i the person Credited with starting the tadiion of giving coins 28 Bilt His east day is December 6 The Royal Canadian Mint continues is range of Christmas} Holiday Season coins. This years fssues ate led by 3 neat slocking-stuer Artist Tony Bianco has produced a”3D Snowball ight in fall colour The 5D cents is truck on a 25mm, 12g sichel-plated set fan and has a mintageof 20,000, And for thowe wanting something tad more Chstmassy there f 22018 36.17 30.755, 959 fine silver proof $25. The design iby Calder Moore is that ofa glas tree ornament that is further evoked by the con's concave shape and the addition ofa fed BALDWIN'S The Nisme for Nimasovatics Baldwin’s has been helping coin collectors find spectacular rare coins since 1872. It’s what we do. Ie’s something we're proud of. Visit www.baldwin.co.uk Swarovskil® crystal. Mintage is 5,500, Fora fourth yearAustralia’sMelbourne Coin Company is selling a numismatic Advent Calendar. It comes with 24 ‘windows that, when opened over 24 days in December, will reveal 24 different world coins from Andorra to Zambia. The full coin list can be seen at https:/ /melbournecoinco.com/ Last, but far from least, Palau’s perpetual Golden Christmas Troe dollar is still available from Lichtenstein’s Coin Invest Trust. The tiny Timm, 0.5g BU coin has a mintage of 15,000. It is an ideal stocking, filler or tree ornament Further releases were anticipated after close of copy. A quick Google search should reveal these latecomers. In the meantime a most Merry ‘numismatic Christmas to one and all, Happy Holidays! Yo! Ho! Ho! Tao currently eit yal Caradian Mints (Chrstmas/oliday seasonal coin Glass ‘decoration $25 proof and Snocbal fight 50 cents. (nage courtesy RCM.) bs sold (Christmas te dlr (mages courtesy (Coin zest Trust.) 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Charles ll, George Ill and Victoria Crowns ‘Grades Avaliable: Fair to EF Prices: From £145 to £5750, Slabbed Shillings Graded aUNC 1849-1933 $20 Double Eagle Dates: 1708-1880 Liberty Head and St Gaudens Prices: £225-£525 Prices trom E179" Zhy 2019 Royal Mint Bullion Coins Gold and Silver Lunar Pigs 2019 Gold 1 Ounce Queen's Beasts Falcon ‘vallable in oz of Gold or Silver Premium from 32% ‘Gold £993" Sliver: £19.40" Price per coin fom 6968" ces rd mst may ay paca phos us etre retin yr You maybe na oboe a apf your & Proof of Aas overt our ier.Annivers Testy este et War Gee COIN NEWS Novo 209 These moet wae ine io more IP MMMGE its toe Novertber Anrletce cendhany They nuded nas They are listed here as: mint of issue, theme, denomination and finish (diameter, weight, metal fineness, mintage), design. Metal is given as gold (Au), silver (Ag) and bronze (Bz). Perth Mint: Royal Canadian Mint: Fig 4 $10 specimen (34mm, 15.87g 9999 Ag, —) exhausted soldier in repose (figure 4), $200 proot high elit (36.60mm, 622139999 Au, 250) dove in flight with red poppy (gure). $25 proof (20.6bmm, 7.7778 9999 Au, 1,00) dove in flight with red poppy. i $1 proot G0.60mm, 31.1078 9999 Ag, 5000) dove in flight with ted poppy: §8 coloured antiqued silver (660mm, 15.5395, 9999 Ag, 500) dlove in fight with ed poppy (igure 3). Royal Australian Mint $2 Grevlating coloured and uncolouned— BO @0.somm, 40g, 40000) Remembrancy/Bay centenary igure $200 coloured proof (30mm, 31.163 .9999 Au, 350) poppy (igure 5); $25 antiqued silver (52.35mm, 47.6 .9999 Ag, 6,500) WWI Brodie helmet—French and English versions (figure 6); 2 circulating coloured and uncoloured (28mm, 6.99g Bz, 1000) poppy, helmet (figure 7). eT)ll le British Royal Mint: 55 proof (38.61 mm, 28.28g 925 Ag, 600) remembrance—wreath (figure 8); £5 proof (38.6lmm, 25.285 925 Ag, 600) war memorials (figure 9) 65 proof (38.61mm, 2828 925 Ag, 600) poppies (igure 10); £5 proof (38.61mm, 28.288 925 Ag. 6 igure 11); £5 proof (38,61mm, 28285 925 Ag, 600) war graves (igure 12); Imperial War Museum JON BLYTH UALITY COINS eNO maT WWW.JONBLYTH.COM jonblyth@hotmail.com +44 (0) 7919 307645, December 2018 Fig 13 £5 proof (38.61mm, 28.283 925 Ag, 600) dove of peace (figure 23) £5 proof (38.61mm, 39.94g.9167 Au, 25) remembrance—wreath; £5 proof (38.61mm, 39.94g 9167 Au, 25) war memorials; £5 proof (38.61mm, 39.948 9167 Au, 25) poppies: £5 proof (38.61mm, 39.948 9167 Au, 25) Impe £5 proof (38.61mm, 39.94 9167 Au, 25) war £5 proof (38.6lmm, 39.94g 9167 Au, 25) dove of peace; 5 proof (38.61mm, 28.28% Cu/Ni, unlimited) Remembrance Day 2018 poppy; al War Museu; £5 proof (38.61mm, 28.285 925 Ag, 3,500) Remembrance Day 2018 poppy (figure 14); £5 piedfort (861mm, 56.565 925. Ag, 1,500) Remembrance Day 2018 poppy (lus Oe ee ee first founded in 1977, offering services to ction houses, lbs, charities § quality coins, Cee EE Ee rete ries el oa Peet aaa lag Cercle eee Re Oe TELT) Cow News 29ES —i«™ Bulletin raiies alongside the currency we use everydi ‘COIN NEWS has te collection every month. -d up with the Museum to bring you A portrait of Jack James HIS month, to be precise December 17, marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Royal Mint site in Llantrisant by Her Majesty the Queen. It is right and proper, therefore, that the item from the Royal Mint Museum being featured here relates to this important moment in Mint history—a portrait of the then Deputy Master Jack James, 1957 and had the challenging task of overseeing the transition to from the Mints perspective, and of moving the organisation to what was to become its new home in South Wales. Those who knew him describe a man with a commanding presence, ly removed from the day-to-day business ofthe factory but shrewd in his knowledge of how government worked. Inthe film about the Mint made in 1967, Jack James aloof and consciou was interviewed by his old school friend John Betjeman and there the two the hint, also, ofa lighter side to the man. When Paul Vinzce, a respected Hungarian designer of coins and medals, set about preparing, a low-relief portrait sculpture of James in 1959 he was confronted with the task of trying to.capture the complexities ofa man who could be extremely shy but also formidably authoritarian. Whatever the artist may have thought of the finished work, James evidently liked it, otherwise he would not ‘The latest news from The Royal Mint As well as The Royal Mint’s world-class production facilities, the Llantrisant plant in South Wales also houses The Royal Mint Museum. It represents one of the most impressive numismatic collections in the world, featuring outstanding serving as a true reflect the history of the coinage in the United Kingdom and of many other countries. of ‘an item from the He arrived at the Mint in ‘a decimal currency, at least js in the exchanges between have displayed it prominently in his office at Tower Hill for many years. It is a handsomely proportioned portrait capturing the baring and characte of James, The toned electotype ofthe portrait ilustrated here came tothe Museum other direct from the artist in 1991 and may well be one of only two made, the A final memorial 5 November 2018 marks the centenary ofthe Armistice, the Royal Mintbrings oa closets series ofcoins commemorating those who gave ther lives during World War The final sixccoin set brings together coins designed by David Lawrence, David Cornell Eaeina Eli John Berga and David Rowlands. Each coin captures images and symbols both of war and peace, This final eet hag a unaque finish to five of the coins with an edge inseription by Carol Ann Duty, Poet Laureate, taken from her oom specially commissioned by the Mint. The Dove of Peace Eoin begs the commemerstion to « cose with an inacription Symbolising. the Armistice. The coins depict: the Wreath of Remembrance, by sculptor, artist and illustrator David Laverence War Memorials, by coinage artist John Bergdahl; Poppies, by aitist Edwina Elisy The Imperial War Museum, by military artist David "Rowlands; The Commonvvealth War Graves. by sculptor David” Comell and completing. the set, the Dove of Peace also by designer David. Lawrence The First World War 2018 £5 set is struck in silver Gssue Timited 600) and also in gold (issue limit 25). To read cach design Personal jour 1 wisi the Royal Mints website ee eee Telephone: 0845 60 38 30. Coin News ee xrbeing the copy retained by James himself. Happy Birthday! OVEMBER 14, 2018 i the Ath binhday of His Royal Highness Prince Charis, Ping of Wales. To commemorate this milestone Birthday the Royal Mint fa ceed anew coin being weaioergal porta of the sity Prince Cente! by engraver Rober Elerion, tows previous design include the 40h anniversary Th 1993 ofthe Queen's Coronation anda portrait of His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex onthe ocason of his 2st birthday. The ew coin joins the othe ase strc for the Mitr’ important date ncoding his Sth and eh biihdays Witt Her Maety the Quetvs ortat onthe obverse by Mint designer Jody Clr), the image ofthe siping monarch an the ononar In wating is nicely apt on” one co The £5 pisces wil Be strc in BU (Cuprosickd, gold Proc fiver Prooand platinum Proof in's vay of collector Versions including a 205 guamterounce platinum Prot ee eT rd December 2018Enduring the Ages The Sovereign 2019 Sea ene ence ML on cer Cea cua eeu eal eee tue ened ee ena eel excellence and éfidurancé continues today-with The Sovereign 2019, To view thé rage and sécure your choice of limited-edition coin eee nacre See ee er econ tant ene eet Brena ienneteteren aster era een emer rene crn ttn? 4 Md Far Ha Peon near IE ree AE eet ne Aigetetelnew ie miko Price: £430.00 Code: SV19BALDWIN'S Sie Nemajlex Memdiosatis Triple Unite The coin Charles I gave to prospective supporters in the form of a large gold coin (to help sway their view). The choice was simple... war or peace on his terms. Sign up to our maili tes on our latest stock. ‘To contact us: PHONE: +44 (0) 2079 306879 | EMAIL: COINS@BALDWIN.CO.UK | WEB: wwwbaldwin.couk VISIT: 399 STRAND, LONDON, WC2R OLX £ satawinscoins @aldwinsCoins WV eratavinscoins You satan’ coinsheld on September 28-29, The sales were all so large and hugely successful that lack of space makes it impossible to give more than a short report on each event. Hopefully, the following should give Auction highlights oh readers a taste of the many outstanding items that changed hands over a short and exciting time. ‘The fist joint auction undertaken by SOVEREIGN RARITIES in association with the ROYAL MINT took place on September 25 at 32 St George Street london, and included many rare and prized items that sold for over 2 million ‘The highest price achieved was for a William Ill gold five guineas of 1699 ofthe elephant and caste varity. Displaying, a red copper colouration, in EF and very rare, graded as MS62, expectations were for a top price of £45,000 but moze th cone bidder was hoping to possess this lovely coin so the final price, including, BP of 20 per cent, wasa weighty £135,000. ACharles elephant five guineas of 1665 with underlying mint brilliance and in pleasing EF, graded as MS62+, again was Expected to achieve £45,000 at best but this too surpassed that to reach a total pice of £130,000, Perhaps one of the most beautiful coins ever pronluced was the Vietoria Una and the Lion gold five pounds of 1839. This very rarecoinisalwaysadraw atauctions and the ane on sale was no exception. In GEF with some scratches and marks, it had been given atop estimate of £150,000 ‘Another, rather unusual, event took place ‘on September 25 when the sale of the Bob Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins 0 it was no surprise to find that with some imperfections it did not reach that goal. It achieved £120,000 with BP which was its lower estimate. Amongst the silver coins on offer was a George V matt proof crown of 1927’ struck from sand-blasted. dies. With only one other example known in private hands, this very rare coin was expected to fetch betiveen £28,000 and £32,000, but the total price paid was a not unreasonable £25,000. The Queen Anne pre-Union erown of 1705 with plumes reverse is a key date for any silver collector of the period, and one which ‘was described as GEF and of the highest rarity attracted a lot of interest, so it was no stirprise when it more than doubled its top estimate to find a new owner for the total sum of £22,000. The George IL Dorrien Magens shilling of 1798 is probably the most sought after of that King’s fong reign and the one on offer had'an attractive even tone with alight short scratch on cheek with haistines, otherwise GEF, so it managed to exceed ‘expectations by £4,000 when it sold for a Final price of £24,000 ‘Wilian Ht gold elephant aud caste oe ss of 1699 ried £155,000. (Charles elephant fe guinens of 1665 schived £130,000 From Guadeloupe under French. ‘Administration a Rio 1784 6,400 reis of Maria Land Peter Ill, countermarked by Authority was held by DNW. Unusual because these types of coins usually surface as part of other auctions but this was a stand-alone sale of 328 Tots, which sold for a total figure of £610,338. ‘The icing on the cake was an Essequibo and. Demerara (later part of British Guiana) 1771 Rio 6400 reis of Joseph I countermarked ED by Ordinance of August 1798 as 22 guilders, ‘The host coin is actually a counterfeit and in ‘VE but the countermark is believed to be the only recorded example, Expected to reach £3,000, it sailed past that to finish on a hammer price of £46,000, so with BP of 20 per cent Added the final price achieved! was a mouth- ‘watering £55,200! Bidding had begun at £5,000 and quickly accelerated until the successful bidder from the USA took possession. 1771 Joseph | counterfeit 640 ris ountermarkd ED excelled at £55200, December 2018 varwic of April 1804 at 22 livres per gros, with coin and countermark in VF orbetter and evidence Of being mounted at some time, achieved a total figure of £26,400 from a top estimate of £6,000, Also from Guadeloupe, under British ‘Administration, was another Rio 6,400 reis of Maria I and Peter Ill of 1786, countermarked under Decree of May 1811. at 82 livres 10 sols which walked out of the saleroom for a total of £18,000 from an estimated high of £5,000, A Grenada-Martinique 66. shillings by Authority on Grenada July 1798. and other later countermarks.on a Joseph I, Rio 6400 reis dated 1771 (with a hole plugged to bring it up to the minimum weight standard) almost quadrupled its top estimate to find a new happy buyer for £15,600. A Grenadan 33 Com NewsQe highlights Proclamation of July 1798 66 shillings on a VE “Maria 1, 6400 reis with a heavily clipped edge ‘and four countermarks, climbed from £4,000 to ‘healthy £14,400. Pethaps the most interesting lot was another Essequibo and Demerara coin, this time an Authority of, December, 1808 tree guilders valued at five shillings on aMexico City Charles IIL 8 reales of 1796, displaying not just a countermark but also a large circular hole with 19 crenations. With estimate of £5,000, the interest in the room was Ihigh so the total price paid was £21,600. ‘An Essequibo (and Derterara ‘ounlermarked coin ‘eth conta ernalated Tole ised £2150, Over2,000lotsofAncient,Indian for a total of £10,800. A British and Islamic, British and Foreign East India Company, gold Coinsand Commemorative Medals mohur of Victoria 1841 were offered to buyers by SPINK with a divided obverse over the two days of September legend, with some minor 25-26. Most sold at or above damage but otherwise their estimates with just a small EF, managed to reach proportion remaining unsold. £1,680, just £180 above In the ancient section a bronze top estimate, From, as of Picenum struck in Hatriae. Bavaria came a splendid 268-225 BC with a facing head of Maximilian I "the Great” Silenus displaying a green-brown (1598-1651) gold 5 ducat patina and almost VE, sold £500 dated 1640 showing above its top estimate of £8,000 the duke as Elector of the to find a new owner for the total Palatine of the Rhine. Having Bc wha percent BP aed) one en Gane tha ee 6f £10,200. A Roman republic as aEF, it managed to climb a litle of Silenus achieved with laureate and bearded head of above its lower estimate of £3,000. £10,200. Janus, exhibiting dark patina and Jn Ef, exceeded expectations. by finishing on a total of £1800 (est £800-1,00) ‘ACanada Edwaed VII specimen sovereign of 1908 from Ottawa, one of only 633 struck, and expected to reach £10,000, managed £9,000 at hammer to complete its journey athammer to of 3,840. = Lastly, a George V South Africa sovereign of 1924 which had previously been buffed otherwise VE and very rare, was expected to reach £5,000, but managed a ‘ona total price Very rae George hammer price of £4,800 so with BP sold fora total of £5,760, ‘Step I pey of the oss anu furs type double ts Part Ill of the sale of the Williams Collection of Norman Coins was held by SPINK on September 26 in London where & select number of rare coins was on offer. The highest price paid was for a Stephen (1135- 54) penny of the cross and fleurs type from Northampton. Despite a minute edge crack at 1 lock, it was noted as being struck on a certainly of a better standard of finish than ‘many later ones, the reason being that they. ‘usurped the sophisticated system which had. been established under the Anglo-Saxons. ‘A good example is a William If penny of the profile type from Tamworth (the ancient capital of Mercia). In EF and very rare, this litle gem realised a otal oF £12,000. A Eustace eer: full flan and extremely fare in its condition. —Fitzjohn penny of York showing a helmeted. Expected to reach 48,00, it doubled that to and full-length figure standing right, in VE ian pre type penny from 1 Tort acca 000. In conjunction with COINEX 2018, finish on a hammer price of £16,000 and with BBP of 20 per cent added found a new owner for £19,200. A Henry of Anjou penny of Hereford with what has been described illegible reverse surprised many by climbing from an expected high of £400 to Finish on 8 total of £16,800. “The early coins ofthe Norman kings were land very rare, also realised £12,000, a8 did € Matilda (1139-48) penny of Cardiff with a very weak design, but extremely rare. Tasty, a Stephen peany of the Midland group, Detby, described as. “soft in parts otherwise very fine, an extremely rare and distinctive type” found a happy new owner for £11400, held at the Baldwin's of St James's Library BALDWIN’S OF ST JAMES'S (BS)) conducted auctions betwoen September inCharles I Street, London, on September 26, Although the sovereigns took pride 26 and 28. The first (Auction 20) was The Charles Wander Collection of Sovereigns, Important Swiss Coins and British Silver of place, the highest price paid was for a Switzerland pattern gold 20 francs of 1871 is Highest price ofthe sale, 39.500, a al fs Se rn gold 20 francs of 1871 34 Coin News December 2018Gone highlights stars. Certified and gradled by PCGS as Specimen 63, it had been expected to reach £15,000 but interest was high and the hammer fell at £33,000, so with BP of 20 per cent added the final figure was 1 cool £39,600. ‘Over 200 sovereigns were on offer including cone of the finest known sovereigns of George I: the 1817 proof specimen featuring Pistrucc!'s timeless St George and the Dragon design, Graded by POGS as Proof 64 Deep Cameo (PF&IDQ) it reached £26,000 at hammer to finish on £31,200. A George IV sovereign of 1823, certified as Mint State 63+ by PCGS, the rarest date sovereign of this laureate design type, climbed from a £12,000 Thi 1817 pro mmenserign expectation to fnish ona total of £18,600. Another Mac! 51200." Gorge IV sovereign also did very well. This was the 1828 bare head issue, which apparently the King preferred to the previous laureate bust which portrayed him as more rotund. In about UNC, this key date in the reign and a sovereign missing from many collections because ofits rarity sold at hammer at exactly its expected estimate to find a very happy new owner for £18.00 “Another very rare sovereign isthe Victoria 1838 plain edge proof example with William Wyon's Scanning young head portrait of the Queen and with shield reverse, Also graded as PF64DC, this Tittle beauty easily surpassed expectations to finish on a total of £25,800 against a top estimate of £16,000, Lastly, another Victoria sovereign, the 1843 narrow shield design graded as MS64_and described as possibly the finest known example, ‘hich had atop estimate of £25,000, Itactually sold at hammer for £2400 so with BP added it sold for 2 total of £28,800. BSJ Auction 21 was the Peter Earthy Collection of ‘Proclamation, Accession, Coronation and Related Medals, also held at the BS} library on September 26. This was a ‘magnificent collection with some stunni txaimples on offer Top ofthe tree was.a Charles If Coronation official gold medal of 1661 by the celebrated engraver Thomas Simon (he ‘of the famous Petition Crown). The obverse shows the King wearing crown and facing right whilst the reverse has him enthroned and being crowned by Peace. Some of these medals, were issued as silver pices and Samuel Pepys noted in his diary that many were thrown to the crowd but he was unable to “come by any”. This gold specimen, in choice EF and ‘very rare, managed to climb £500 above its top estimate at hammer of 83,000 to finish with BP ‘on £10,200. ‘A Charles Il Scottish Coronation at Scone Palace gold medal of 1651. showing on the reverse the rampant lion of Scotland holding a thistle, in VF and extremely rare, was expected to reach £9,000 but only managed £,000 at hhammer so with BP its total prive was £7,200. Asilver William and Mary Coronation medal of 1689, by Jan Smelzing, with facing busts fon the obverse and on the reverse Britannia reeting, Hollandia, did rather well, climbing From’ top estimate of 2000 to make hammer price of £5,500 so finishing on a total of £6,600. Another silver Wiliam. and Mary Coronation piece, this one by George Bower, featured conjoined busts of the monarchs with William and Mary enthroned beneath a eanopy on the reverse, and it also surpassed expectations to finish on a total of £5,520 from a top estimate of £1,200. ‘The second wife of James Il was Mary of Moxena, and when she became Queen in 1685, an offical gold medal of her Coronation as Queen Consort was issued. Designed by John. Roettier it shows the laureate and draped bust of the Queen, with on the reverse the queen seated ona mound and, above, the legend O DEA CERTE (no doubt, a goxidess). One of only 100 specimens struck, it disappointed! did not rch ts mark of £50 and ash ‘ona total sale price of £5,040. ‘We finish with a George Ill accession silver ‘medal of 1760 by Thomas Pingo showing a fine armoured bust of the King facing right and on the reverse Telus (the Roman goddess Of the Earth and its productivity) watching four maidens dancing around an oak tree. In GEF and extremely rare, it had a top figure of £1,200 to reach but bidcling was keen soit was no surprise when the hammer fll at £3,608 to reach a total price with BP of £4,320. Gold Charles Coronation Mesa by Thomas Sir aches £10,200. George Il Accession medal realised £4,320. ‘The official COINEX auction (22) was held at the BS} library on September 27 with a variety of items to choose from. A Victoria five pounds of 1893 in GVF and some surface ‘marks reached £3,208 at hammer from an. expectation of £2,500, so with BP added the price paid was a very healthy £3,840, Another ‘Ole Head Victoria gold coin, this time a proof sovereign also of 18%, certified and graded by PCCS as PE66 DC, brilliant with light gold toning, from the coronation set and having a small mintage of just 773 pieces, had been ‘given a top price of £8,000 and it managed to Bs this by £750 to make is way to a new wore for a total of £10,500. From Switzerland we have a pattern 20 francs of 1873 by Leopold Wiener showing Helvetia seated. Certified as Specimen 64 1893 prof sorb ahew £10,500, Suis pattern 20 ‘with beautiful mirrored fields, this little gem Jancsof 1873 made £10800 managed to triple its top estimate to. make inc BP. December 2018 warwics 4 hammer price of £8,000 so with BP found a happy new owner for the grand sum of £10,800, A Netherland East Indies, Banjarmasin (Gomeo): Holland, gold ducat of 1771 with the countermark Banjar in Arabic, in GEF and cextremely rare was expected to reach £2500 but managed to achieve £3200 at hammer to complete its day on £3,840. ‘A Myanmar (Burma) Republic proof set of 1952 comprising six coins, with a mintage of only 100 sets, saw a fot of interest inthe room and bidding stopped at £3800 from an expected high of £3000 so one happy buyer found a new acquisition for £4,560 Lastly, a rather nice gold proof set of 1982 with five pounds, two pounds, sovereign and half sovereign, in fitted case of issue and in FDC, made 200 at hammer having ‘been ‘expected to reach £2,250 so with BP sold or a total of £3,480 35 Com Newsfour do force of the COINEX BS he hich took place London To conclude oui ‘auctions conductes Premier Sale (23) at_ County Hall September 28, great expectation for ‘and it included many specimens and. is. not Premier for nothing. The ig] pri a William IIL five guineas of 1701 which graded by NGC as Mint State This magnificent coin estimated at between £70, £50,000, which may have been a There is sale prize named verambitious hammer_fell £63,000 90 with BI place in someone's collection for the prince sum of £75,600. added it took possible pride A hares [gold tiple unite, Oxford min of tet finaly foc a buvee sy ths eee ato ell but Lam happy report that this fantastic coin svt a Sy Deca the property of one ae collector. or'a total of £490, whieh fan vith genealy sharp deta Surely a new Yetanother Switzerland gldpatern2 36 Coin News faced during these Coinex auction: his one was graded as Specimen 64 vith a ful proof impression of the dies and lovely colour Te made a hammer price of £30,000 which was double its top estimate, therefore selling for a al of £36,000. The same price was paid for a hina, Republic, gold 20 dollars, undated but believed to be from 1919. This amazing piece hhad the figure of Yuan Shih-kai as Hung-hsien facing left in military uniform as a five-star general, Certified as Mint State 63, this largest denomination coin ofthe entire Republic period managed to outdo its top estimate at hamme by £10,000 (est. £15,000-20. 00). An Elizabeth I sixth issue gold pound dated to 1597/8-1600, graded as MS63, showing, the with long hair and with ruff, the fine niche Queen smted dress with the fc mioisseur”, did notreach itsexpected high of £32,500 but the hammer fell at £24,000 so the final price paid for this magnificent coin was £28,800. A William 1V proof pattem sovereign of 1850, second bust type with crowed garnished shield on the reverse end a pain edge cortlied 2s PREGDC or Deep Cameo attracted plenty of ete ete September 8 1831, tis gem of a coin climbed £1,000 past its top estimate of £15,000 to find or the total igure of a contented nev Medals, Banknotes and Coins Tr Cee aa Pere Sn ato Ceres December 2018Ect} www.dnw.co.uk POC coc Nc eon oR AT Ted a MEA eA) CET e oe etn g Ree a 4 Tuesday 4 December 2018 at 12:00SOVEREIGN UPDATE oe \\ Sovereign series 2019 ITH a history that spans five centuries, despite a pause in production in the 18th century, the gold sovereign is undoubtedly one of the world’s most iconic coins, The 2019 issue has | 53} been eagerly awaited by collectors and the Royal Mint has now announced its sovereign serie for next year. Once again the 2019 sovereign will carry the irreplaceable and timeless image of St George slaying the Dragon by Benedetto Pistrucci, The obverse design of Her Majesty the Queen is by Royal Mint engraver, Jody Clark. The issues for 2019 include, a five-coin gold Proof __ set, limited to 750 and comprising: a five-sovereign (not issued individually), double sovervign, sovereign, half-sovereign and quarter-sovereign. The four-coin gold Proof set is as above without the fivessovereign piece (set limited to 300). There are two three-coin sets announced—the Premium, limited to 450 which includes the double sovereign, sovervign, half-sovereign but not the quarter sovervign (as this would ‘add up to four coins!) and the three-coin gold Proof set, limited to 1,000, which is as the four-coin set less the double-sovereign. The 2019 gold sovereign Proof has an issue limit of 9500, while the half-sovereign has a limited presentation of 2,000 pieces, Last and by no means least, is the litle sibling of the series, the quarter SRIF oo satinint con registerproduc C aa : eae) -.03 (eed cricodinr: E WONT asic now (es wer Per. a Pere ean MELBOURNE SHIELDBACK SOVEREIGN om eae * Create yolP vm lbranyand, keep your magazines pristine Pree eto y ed Prete tien Reoul Token Publishing Ld, 40 Southernhay East, Exeter, Devon EX1 1PE PCO Mn ar key Bre eae SEO et an eta Soe See te Poe eerste ee ee ee ears 6 www.drakesterling.co.uk A es Haale OECD 38 Coin News December 2018nountainous terrain. This isthe site of Termessos, which was something of an enigma, It has one of the longest A, 2072 ilorcvs nxn of Aaya in Toke the une ofan acini nthe mot ugg histories of independence of anywhere in the world, even rivalling England in that respect, if we consider our independence to date from the Norman Conquest. The city dates back to before 750 BC, as Homer mentions it in the Iliad, ‘The origin of the people is uncertain but they spoke Greek and claimed to be descended from Solymos, a mythical son of Z \s. There is no further mention of Termessos in ancient texts u Alexander planned to lead his army through a pass in the territory of Termesso: he accounts of Alexander the Great's campaigns. ‘but a small band of Termessians prevented hhim doing so by guarding the pass and repelling them with rocks and missiles. When Alexander's much larger force attacked, the Termessians withdrew to the city but Alexander was clearly aware that a siege would be too difficult and he chose to pass by and move on. This is the first of many indications of the tenacious independence of Termessos. Following Alexander's death, his companions divided up the empire but very soon had to put down revolts in various places. The cruellest and most severe of these suppressions were meted out by Perdiceas, regent for the heirs of Alexander and commander ofthe royal army. He chose to attack the cities in Pisidia, of which Termessos was one. While other cites fell to Perdiceas, Termessos was left alone, seen as impn and Perdiccas was not one to risk losing prestige by a military failure, Perdiceas became very unpopular and was eventually assassinated by his own men. It was not long before his replacement, Antigonus, also sought supremacy and so war continued amongst the successors. One by one Antigonus ‘ousted other successors from their domains and raided their treasuries to pay more mercenaries, The Macedonian general who had been given the rule of Pisidia, was one Alcetas When he was attacked by Antigonus in’319 BC, his much smaller force was defeated and Alcetas escaped to the safety (of Termessos. As a benevolent and popular ruler of Pisidia, he was given sanctuary. Despite his massive forces, Antigonus, like Perdiccas, did not attempt an attack on Termessos and Aleetas would have survived had not the city elders lost their courage and had him murdered When the wars ended, Seleucus reigned supreme, but ‘Termessos continued to thrive without interference. Seleucus and Ptolemy had always been devoted friends but after ‘The amphitheatre at Terms their deaths, Ptolemy I anticipated Seleucid expansion so he extended his own territory through Syria and Southern Asia Minor as a buffer for the defence of Egypt. This included Termessos but again he could not annexe it by force. It took another 22 years ior Ptolemy Il establish some sort of alliance with Termessos, by finding a relative they would accept as a ruler, while retaining their autonomy. The Termessians were rot disappointed, This ruler, Ptolemy Epigonos, proceeded to introduce laws and practices in their favour. This led to the establishment of an independent dynasty In 222 BC Antiochuis Ill ascended the throne of the Seleucid Empire, is already vast domain, ‘The Peolemies stil held Pisidia but Antiochus developed good relations with Termessos. With the death of Ptolemy IV 0 Egypt in 204 BC, internal strife erupted over the succession Ptolemy V. Antiochus took advantage of this and recaptured much of Pisidia but again left Termessos in peace. It was ‘around this time that the first coins believed to be of Termessos were minted. They are “Alexander” type tetradrachms bearing the head of a young Heracles clad in a lion skin on the obverse, with a seated Zeus on the reverse. These were a standard type of the various successors of Alexander the Great since his death, There is no inscription naming Termessos and these have only been attributed to Termessos by virtue of the control marks on the reverse, One is the forepart of a horse, with ambitions to expand vs TURKEYne rnd “I1" sen on tetraaclos, ‘courtesy of CNG.) Control masks “T ‘im hich appears on later coins inscribed for Termessos by name, ‘The other is the leter “T” (Tau) on most examples, which has teen asumed o stand for Termes Ther however one type vith no “T= but the letter “(nits pace There na ference of opinion about this, Some have srgued tt this refers to oer eters tat ts simply ate flaw eorepting the "The later isumely onthe bess that the second lg of the “Tt far foo uifor creating a perecly symmetrical “TI There are other factor, that rae doubts about these telrodrochms being atibuted to Termessos. 1. The only inscription is “Alexander” without the ttle of King, These were generally issued only up to 305 BC by the successors (Diadochi) of Alexander, and at that time none had control of Termessos. After that, they had their ‘own names inscribed or in some cases “Alexander” with the ttle of king, as an indicator of their continued fealty and association with him. 2, There are no other denominations identified for the same period and the tetradrachms in question are rare. 3, Its also peculiar that the different reverse types are all linked with the same obverse. It scems unlikely that a int would be set up to produce so few dies and coins. 4. The control marks “T” and “T[” and forepart of a horse are all used at certain other mints, 5. All other Termessian coins that have been fairly confidently dated, are much later and they are all bronze. 40° Com News A tetrdrachom of Termessos? (nage courtesy of Little is known of the economy but it may well be that Termessos Major managed successfully for centuries without its own coinage, or on imported coins only, even though they could acquire arms and armour and all the other necessities for survival. Such a condition is not unique; the Spartans certainly managed it. Like the Spartans, it scems that Termessos was, often at war with neighbouring states, including the Lycian Teague of cities. The proximity of so many enemies is more evidence of the impregnability of Termessos, as there is no textual or physical evidence of its subjugation, By 188 BC the Romans had expanded into Asia and forced Antiochus to relinguish Western Asia Minor to Eumenes Il of Pergamon, anally of Rome. Remarkably, the treaty specifically prescribed the continued independence of Termessos, after Which Termessos ceased to be under monarchical rule, At about the same time, Termessos Minor was founded by the Termessians, the original city from then onwards being known as Termessos Major. All coins inscribed for Termessos were produced after this late, whether for Termessos Major or for Termessos Minor. Most of the earlier coins are inseribed for Termessos only and have been attributed to Termessos Minor. There are a few exceptions that have been attributed to Termessos Major. However, these include motifs such as Selene and Artemis, that do notoccut on coins specifically inscribed for Termessos Major ‘and could in fact be from Termessos Minor. It is not unusual for coins of Termessos Minor to be described as those of Termessos Major. Some of these have the inscriptions “TEP” and "OI", which represent Termessos Oinoandois, the alternative name for Termessos Minor. After this time many coins of Termessos Major are inscribed “TON MEIZONON” (Major, or literally “The Greatest”) During the 2nd century BC, Termessos developed friendly relations with Attalus of Pergamon and by association this made Termessos an ally of Rome. This alliance continued well into the next century: During the Mithridatic Wars, Mithridates ‘massacred 80,000 Roman citizens in the cities of Asia Minor, with the collusion of the civic authorities. Termessos did not participate in this atrocity but sent a detachment of troops fo Rhodes to assist the Romans against Mithridates, The Termessians must have had unshakeable confidence in the scurity of their homeland, as time and again troops left it to smpaign elsewhere. Alexander aptly likened Termessos to an “Eagle's Nest”. In 71 BC Termessos was rewarded by Rome with an offical decree of perpetual independence, including ‘permanent right to issue coins, The Termessians did indeed vouebingcor December 2018_ lCUMEE issue coins, and later coins included the term “AYTONOMON” (AUTONOMOUS) in the inscriptions. The fist coins produced. after this decree are small bronzes inscribed “TEP” (TER) only butcan reasonably be attributed to Termessos Major, as they are dated from the time of the decree. ‘They are abbreviated to “TEP” due to the size of the coins, The obverse bears the head of Zeus. On the reverse is a horse or forepart of a horse ‘Amyntas, king of Galatia, had assisted successive Romans in their civil wars and was awarded Cappadocia and Pisidia in 36 BC as client kingdoms of Rome. Theoretically this included Termessos. However, there is no evidence that this ule had any impact gn the citys autonomy other. than possibly the issue of coins, as the dated Zeus/horse series ceased in 36 BC. Amyntas's rule lasted only 11 years as he was assassinated Bron in 25 B Later evidence of Termessos. is mainly from its coins. These have been approximately dated up to the 3rd century AD. One type attributed to this period that includes “TON MEIZONON" (Major, or literally “The Greatest”), has Zeus enthroned on the ‘obverse holding an eagle, with the reverse showing Athena holding Nike and spear, shield at feet. The inscription includes “ZEYC COAYMEYC” (Zeus Solymos) Here is an indication of the blending of the god Zeus and the mythic ancestral hhero Solymos. It should be noted that the letter “C” is used in place of "=" (Sigma) in this inscription. This is a form not generally in use until about the 3rd century AD. Many coins have the _ inscription “AYTONOMAN’ tight up to the latest, All these coins also bear images and symbols of the traditional Greek gods and heroes, as they had from the very earliest known, issued nearly half a millennium earlier ‘The vast majority honour the fabled ancestor Solymos while avoiding neglect ff the principal god Zeus. The obverses bear the head of Zeus or Solymos, all with the inscription “TEPMHCCEQN” (Termessos). Additional inscriptions are "TON MEIZONON” (Major) or “AYTONOMON” (Autonomous) or both, The ‘gods or heroes on the reverses vary: On those inscribed “TON MEIZONON”, they are Heracles, Hermes, Athena, Tyche, Abo ‘imag rnessos Oinorndois (Minor courts of Basso Peuss) Terese Major. curtny of CNG. Nike, Helios. A departure from gods and heroes is a reverse type showing the emperor erecting a trophy. This is a traditional Hellenistic motif celebrating a victory and may be a show of continued allegiance to Rome, in honour of a Roman vietory. There is, ‘very similar variation with the emperor crowning the trophy with a. laurel ‘wreath, all undera distyle arch. Around the same time there may have been a Termessian victory, as one of the Zeus series has Athena crowning the trophy, another has Nike crowning Tyche, a goddess ofthe city, ina similar manner. ‘Only one type has neither Zeus nor Solymos but Hermes on. the obverse and Apolloon the reverse. Thismay have nothing to do with special reverence for Hermes but a simple exhibition of humour, ‘makinga pun with the name. In this period the ‘Greek form of Hermes is “EPMHC", which appears in “TEPMHCCEON” (On those inscribed “AYTONOMON® the reverse theme is different. One type hhas Zeus enthroned, another hasan amphora in a laurel wreath, a third has the inscription in a shrine. There is one type bearing both the "TON MEIZONS ‘and “AYTONOMON”" inscriptions. This again bears the head of Zeus but Asklepion on the reverse, These coins indicate that the Termessians remained independent enough to hold fast to their traditional beliefs despite the growing pressure of Christianity around them, Essential to their survival was ‘an aqueduct which supplied a great water cistern in the city. When the aqueduct was destroyed in an earthquake and not reconstructed, the demise of Termessos was inevitable and the city was deserted by the 5th century AD. As yet there has been no structured archaeological programme for further excavation of Termessos, However, itis being considered and is something to look forward to. The current corpus of Termessian coins lacks context in the finds, which makes attribution and dating very difficult. If excavations at Termessos reveal more coins in context, a lot of uncertainties may be resolved. In the meantime little is known of its society and economy and The Eagle's Nest remains an enigma, A departure from gods and heroes is a reverse type showing the emperor erecting a trophy. This is a traditional Hellenistic motif celebrating a victory and may be a show of continued allegiance to Rome, in honour of a Roman victory Zeus a Soros merged. (image courtesy of Roma omy dclered. (Image courtesy oF NG.) December 2018 Cow News 44Lean ee professional numismatists. thas 130 me all five continents. Every collector benefit ene ee ee Ce work ofthe IAPN auction house, you can be sure Pe ee ee ee ea eee ee ae eee a whether they belong of not), enco ch, rewards new service and valve for money. ee ate en ee ere aa ee a ea ee er en Oe ei eh eee ee eR ey Pape cer ona testy ates UK members: [AH BALDWIN & SONS LTD 399 Sand, London, WC2R OLX. 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Ge £9, luge 42 Con News December 2018) 2USTIN ROBINSON, B Historian at The London Mint Office Prove tne daring the short bat A tise a byeantoe Empetr John 1 Tesh (AD 968- BD an andr vodtay a he Comseocta reer cites tau ie cx tea ise Be isiceot Gada io strous lle hve Be Seuss tt ca traps cart voce De res pesca tian oe ‘The Emperor's decision to depict Christ on hiis coinage instead of his own portrait may hhave been prompted by a new. acquisition Constantinople had recently taken ownership of the holiest relic in Christendom, an ancient cloth Iknown as the Image of Edessa or Mandylion, Which was said to bear a mysterious image of Christ “wot made by iuman hands”. Although the loth was considered too holy to go on public display, one assumes that our coin engraver ‘was granted the privilege of a special viewing in lorder to capture a good likeness. ‘The loth had arrived in’ Constantinople amidst much rejoicing on August 15, AD 944 after being acquired from the city of Edessa (today, Urfa in Southern Turkey). According to Jocal legend, the cloth had been presented to King Abgar by Jesus’ disciples after he became Christian in the Ist century. However, when the King died the city reverted to paganism and the cloth was hidden to protect it. Workmen, repairing the city walls in AD 525 stumbled upon it ina niche high above one of the main gates, Its rediscovery sparked considerable excitement throughout the Christian world. One fcontemporary account described the image that fppeared on the cloth as “a moist secretion with Ino paint or artistic craft transferred with no artistic fntercention onto the cloth Pilgrims flocked to Edessa to observe what Whey considered to be the true likeness of Hess, and from the 6th century onwards artists fincreasingly depicted Christ with the distinctive facial features that appear on the cloth—large ]ow like eyes, a long prominent nose, long hair, a Hull moustache and a forked beard. Contemporary paintings made of the Image Sf Edessa suggest that it was a kept in a wide Gectangular frame, with a circular hole cut into e centre through which the bearded face could be viewed. It is interesting to note that artists began to depict this face as being framed within a circle, which later became known as a halo or nimbus, anda medieval symbol of divinity The first coins to depict an image of Chiist were struck during the reign of Emperor Justinian 11 (AD 692-685). At that time, it would appear that coin artists journeyed to Edessa to see the Image, because the gold solidus and the smaller gold tremissis third the we solidus) both incorporate many fine details of the distinctive long haired and bearded face mysteriously imprinted on the cloth However, the Mint appears to. have been reluctant to keep sending their artists on long distance business trips, and later gold coins depicting Christ became nereasingly inferior copies of the first strikes. In the 8th century, a fierce debate raged through the Basten Church about, whether it was heretical to make images of the Son of God. Many paintings of Christ were destroyed, and no coins were struck bearing his image for over Engraving a portrait onto a small circular die required. formidable talent, patience and. perfect vision. Given the large number of circulating bronze folles required for the Byzantine Empire, a relatively simple design would have been required, so that the Mint could replace the dies quickly as they wore out. This posed another challenge to our coin engraver; there woulel be no time to create the elaborate and exquisitely detailed dies which had been erafted for the ‘constummatesae Feature article Serra cree ea ec ae apparent that our ee eee Sees face on a dang ft fetrore flee Urabe eee caer Pacer Motaed focal oatare ee coe ear fa Copted the fit ines that te uo ticichestle ea eee ee aver weieens Bie cola) cane bat eee ene noe lea fee resis! pean ia eed eae Pesan a prey intola eral ficial ie Dice were ec ce eee Seer Eee ara a Beye ae Peake tial Zio mi AT LGHIRIDSEAe $ eee Ee el pliced on cp of te The See tic ected avo taend Dee eect tat ras placed overt Blank. The punch would then be struck sharply a ees ah tacit csign on cach sce Better ccstng the co Peis cad cally bo wood for MOS secede war ataaye barr er aie arya ard conwerueity ae rea iber ie orp wa Bee ees Cots fics ataclly et tae wd oud eee operat ten felt tnto the hands of counterion. For ths epee liars carved io the present day. P bat we can see what the original image engraved into the die would have looked ike > simply by flipping the image that appears on the Ree BSP eeta es the coin designer “in seplicting the image on the mysterious Goth of dessa? In order to answer that “question, we ave to determine whether the original has survived to enable us to Seapine PY In 1204 Constantinople was attacked Beri y the Prencired Forth Picataede. The devastation wrought was Beets bean) wit many Sct ls lose and pices ecu Se egisattyed oe the Crosadert Eplatftctin the dy sczing anything of At around this same time the Esesa cloth a Peer oat eee ttee renee face with her veil as he caried his cross to i (aN GMM Aenercle Sete Sener monly teaeopton of a wane al et rar terval coe ara pee ee eee eee oe emicrusyeemeemayien aoa al Tas Cio ou bere iran rome ll Constantinople n 204 Pal cul ot th rial nage oe al by human hands remained unknovn for over a etary AbighlypauaDle theory stat the dod Sere aie emcee oan ea tons Known asthe Knighs Tesplar who werd Rowe Dea peiteigise ti srconp nde meet in a dawn aid on Friday; October 1 7 King Pllp TV of France, edge to acquire Hi Aas With the Orders asst, anes ever fe ate Sanat ene oe cae ene eh ee eee ea Mle rotamer loi tet ol coming to light and eventualy King Philp fad Molay and the Templar "Draper" Geotity de harty burnt at tr Bake in Poi on Mare 8 Bi Nearly half century oer the Sheva os Be ne a eee care ofa Frosch Knight alo called Geotiey da Charny, who Wes Kf atthe Bate of Potter In 6, Dunng_ the economic. chaos whiel fauowed this French detec showings of ai Shoo were kd atthe Charny family chal See ya nat eal comnmanity of ey. Special “souvent pga Peseta se re eten a dolls inpent of a huuman boty, and Deel Me Chany Ean enka) Derecoal Peseta el a Sceangint dada wlortonaney pone eae the Charny farlyavolded diva ow eucha remarkable objecthad come into thei Tn 1453 Geoffey de Charnys ee grand Decne Ne eee ekaan Case aa che would die Guldless passed the Shou tol the plous Dike Louls ot Savoy. Duke Loa sucessor tnaellol It st thelr then cepa ambery whore twa folded up and place i fave cake: In 332 a fe hal swept tough ie rele eet erie ate fier Hom the cant lade on the Folded ltl re cea fie eal el Testers the rapa vos ete Las el ana in 157% tho Savy lamy moved the cloth thee naw capil Tok, where saids to Bl dry In 969 creneratip wan ely rotor tole Roman Calle Church Today, the Shroud of Turn f arguably tl mot sled arte inthe world The scent eee nay eee tee eee me eofeetiee fe ota an anes) eee Photog lhe fee forthe Ret tenc in Mall Fase forks developed the image in hs aa fee aren ae atte Inhock The Rega revesled hiteen deals ol cea ac ayer erie eee Pearce era eae to walt unl te dud was public dlplayl Salk wits tae eae heat cae fave enacts eer eae)In October 1978, an international team of about 40 scientists were granted unprecedented access to the Shroud for five days. Calling themselves the Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP), they included a nuclear physicist, f thermal chemist, a biophysicist, an optical physicist, a forensic pathologist and specialist photographers. They brought over 80 tonnes ff scientific equipment to Turin, primarily to letermine once and for all how the image had been formed Three years later they concluded that “there fare no chemical or physical methods known which tan account forthe totality ofthe image”. The image shows the anatomically correct human form of a scourged and crucified man with wounds that are consistent with the Biblical accounts of Christ’s crucifixion. These include a bleeding scalp, a severe scourging with multi-pronged Whips, wounds in the wrists and feet and an elliptical wound in the side that appears to have heen made by a spear No pigments, paints or dyes were found on the linen fibres that would account for the image, Feature article removed from its frame and the full body image revealed, Western writers referring t0 the image reported that Jesus had “spread out his entire body on a linen cloth that cons white as snow . . . the glorious image of the” Lond’s fire, andthe lengt of his entire and most noble body, tas bee divinely transferred” An English _ monk called Orderic Vitalis, writing. in about AD 1130 confirmed that the cloth bore “the majestic form of his whole lady... supernaturally transferred”. In 1208, Fronch knight called Robert de Clari visited Constantinople and described seeing, “the shroud in which the Lord had been rorapped raised upright so that one could see e figure of our Lard on it”. Ireaning that it isnot the work of an artist. The blood sins that cover the cloth are-human eerie ieee eet dence produced when body Issufferingextremesteess fnd pain, Curiously, theblood was present on the Tinen before the image formed around i. Pollen tains taken from the cloth have been identified Bs coming from plants that flower in Jerusalem, tec eater etd Shroud has spent ine inthis locations. ‘One problem with linking the Shroud of Farin wth the Cloth of Edessa is thatthe later i frequently deserved as Bearing. an. image of Jesus face while he was still alive, and not an image of his full body laid out in death, Tt trosld have actually made practical sense for the original custodians of the cloth to disguise the fact that it once wrapped a dead body Eerave clothes were considered untouchable and Unelean by the deeply superstitious population, and it would have been far more palatable t0 iy iliac erty eral atiege fad been miraculously transferred when Jests sas alive The wide fame with ahole cut into the centre fo display the face would have allowed room for Bs much longer cloth to be folded up behind the face. Intrigingly, the original Eewsan account fl the cloth refers to it as being “tetradiplon”, Svhich means “Yourfolded”. Analysis of fold Bparis on tho Shroud of Turin confirm that it Was indeed folded in this way fora considerable time cree) eetietee eet arrived at Undoubtedly the greatest problem for nking the two cloths Came in 1988 when’ BbOHaIOH in Oxlon,, Tucson and Zurich, wele Baie Permission to conduct a destructive Catbon, 14 Fest on samples cut from the Shroud of Tupi dateit ina pres confercne fet rac WE round the world they declared that thu Sud Wasa medieval forgery, made in the 13th OE Iat Regrettably, the laboratories showed" no interest in unlcriantien Ponte ctr aa fad imprinted afl engthanatomcally corel with unique photographic properties onto the linen At the Press Conference, Professor Edward Hall Director of the Oxford Research Laboratory syopses tome ft gf fled it up and flogged 1" as this would ave tren an easy thing to do, Inespectve of hel tho linen wa mate, how do indaaelaaiata imprinted ont remaite nol Ota mists in recent years, tenous decbe halal cast on the validity of the 198 test resulis By other members of the sdentfle communi Ti samples were cut froma comer ofthe cloth that fad been held up by pris foe ous db when diplaying itt the faiths It as ae Suggested that smoke damage fen thes Mesa fire: prolonged exposure to the elena) and centuries of direct human contact could have contaminated the samples and snot the outcome of the fet iin2005 one ofthe original STURP Seen Ray Rogers, amined « contol s4ple WEE from the same corner and concluded a goRGne oud using “scientific a ‘methods have "|. provoked : and accusations of yblas. 2.” right cheek, and beneath ad been expertly woven into the ancient linen Orepair thearea, and then dyed to disguise the Tepait, If correct, this would invalidate the 1988 fesults because it means that the samples cut from the comer “were not representatce of the main Shroud. Th 2013 a team of scientists from several Halian Universities led by Professor Giulio Fanti Published the results of their non-destructive hemical and mechanical tests on the Shroud he results of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman Spectroscopy and thier tests measuring the micro-mechanical tharacteristics of flax’ fibres such as. tensile strength enabled the team to date the linen to "33 BC 2350 years” Ao date, all atempts to date the Shroud using, eientific methods have provoked controversy land accusations of bias, and the Catholic Church hhas wisely refused to have an official position regarding. its authenticity. However, the new resulls open up the very real possibility that the Cloth of Edessa, which disappeared from ‘Constantinople in 124 and the Shroud of Turin, which appeared in the family of a French Knight re the same historical artefact Ttis the opinion of this author that the Bronze Follis struck between AD 969 and 976 makes this gonnection even more compelling. The coins Circulated throughout the ancient world for many centuries, meaning that surviving examples are ftten heavily worn, Frustratingly, the highest points on a circulating coin are inevitably the First to wear, so coins that stil display clear facial features are rare. Fortunately, well preserved examples do exist, and when flipped and viewed alongside an image of the face on the Shroud, the similarities are extraordinary, especially when yyou consider that our engraver was working on fan area litle more than a centimetre in diameter. Most striking of all is the distinctive “cross! shape incorporating the eyebrows, forehead and nose, There is a long horizontal band above the eyes, bisected by a long vertical line that starts at the hairline and extends downwards to become 1 Tong nose. The base of the nose connects to a smaller horizontal line that forms the moustache, Which slopes down slightly on the let hand side, ‘There isa distinctive mark on the right cheek, land beneath the moustache is a small square land a forked beard. The long hair, which hangs own on both sides of the face has two parallel strands of hair at the bottom left of the image. AIL of these features can be seen clearly on the imageon the Shroud, and the result isa coin that Lyould suggest resembles the Shroud image far ibe closely to be dismissed as a coincidence. T have another “anonymous” bronze follis Hin my collection, which was struck by the ‘Constantinople Mint about 50 years later during, Gheveignof Romanusill or MichaclIV {AD 1023 41). Measuring about 30mm in diameter, the larger size enables more detail to be incorporated into the image of Christ's face that appears fon the coin. Once again, to view the design as the artist engraved it onto the die the image must be flipped. As before, there are also many Startling similarities between the design on this coin and the face on the Shroud of Turin, which strongly suggests that the coin artist also had the opportunity to examine the image up close and in deta Intriguingly, there appears to be a tiny mark in the middie of the forehead that resembles the inverted “3” shaped blood stain that appears ‘on the Shroud in the same area, In addition, the coin artist has replicated the way that the long hair appears to bunch at the shoulders. The eyebrows are represented with a long horizontal Tine, and there is the suggestion that the right eyebrow is slightly higher than the left. There is also a wounc-like mark on the right cheek, a moustache that appears to slope down to the left and, most striking of all a wide horizontal band ‘across the throat. Once again, I would suggest that the similarities are too many and too specific tobe a coincidence, So, if we are to consider these startling similarities to. be compelling | numismatic evidence that the coin artists Working, at the Constantinople Mint saw and copied the face fon the Shroud of Turin, then the implications are significant. To begin with, it means that the Shroud did not originate in the 13th or 14th century: It must be substantially older. Secondly, the coin evidence provides real, tangible evidence that the Cloth of Edessa and the Shroud of Turin are one and the same. Its frankly inconceivable that there were two competing. linen cloths present in Constantinople at the same time, both Containing a mysteriously imprinted image of Jesus not made by human hands, There is another, intriguing implication of the above chronology that I wil conclude with, According to. legend, the Knights Templar protected the Holy Grail, a mysterious vessel that ‘one of Jesus’ followers, Joseph of Arimathea used to collect Jesus’ blood at the crucifixion. This is often associated with the cup that Jesus used in his last meal with his disciples before his death, But how or why a drinking cup would have caught Jesus’ blood during his public Roman execution is unclear. In fac, it makes no sense atall. So, could this vessel containing the blood fof Jesus be something else? The New Testament records that it was Joseph of Arimathea who requested permission from the authorities to collect Jesus’ mortal remains after the crucifixion, He then went out and purchased a linen shroud to wrap his friend's bloody body in. Is this the real origin of the legend? Could the Image of Edessa, the Shroud of Turin and the Holy Grail all be the same historical artefact?Simon Willis Coins Ween eae econ oR Cte nnn CoE R mT T eect) ose et eee Ck OMe ry OT oonE NTT’ ESTER ATLAS NUMISMATI 1051836 | GREAT BRITAIN. Gung V.19M AV Five Pounds. 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King Geo Gin eae tld fat i with the H BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF: (Ki GEORGE IV commissioned a complete redesign of his coinage from 1825 as a new somewhat flattering bust had been created by the renowned English sculptor, Francis Legatt Chantrey, which the Ki ‘on its use on the new coinage—a move that was to see Pistrucci ultimately removed from his post e was insister ked very much and as chief engraver and William Wyon, then second engraver, installed to prepare and engrave the dies for the new coinage. Although William Wyon would be offered the job of engraving the new bare head issue obverse from Chantrey’s design, the reverse was engraved by Jean Baptiste Merlen previously of the Paris Mint, and employed a8 an assistant engraver at the Royal Mint from 1820. Although always overshadowed by Pistrucei and Wyon, his work on coinage would continue until 1887 and included the reverse shield designs for the Bare Head issue of George IV as well as the William IV and Queen Vietoria sovereigns. Itis interesting to note that Jean Baptiste Merlen was apparently not given the job of engraving the obverse of the George IV bare head but the lack of any initials under the issue, given its favour, bust does tend to make you wonde hhebare head George IV sovereign introduced in the first to carry a shield reverse which was to domina the next 40 years. The design depicts the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom made up of the shields ofthe four home nations surmounted by a crown and in the centre a crowned shield of the House of Hanover—similar designs of which would only appear on sovereigns until the reign of Queen Victoria, Although Victoria was from the House of Hanover, ancient “Salic Lino” barred female succession to the throne, which meant that in 1837 the title of King of Hanover passed to George I's fifth son, Ernest Augustus, brother of William IV who had died earlier that year. Queen Victoria was the last British monarch from the House of Hanover as Edward VIL her eldest son and successor, took the name of Saxe-Coburg, and Gotha from his father. King George IV Bare Head Sovereign (1825-30) As with the st type laureate head sovereign, the bare head sovereign series doesn’t have much to offer in the way of varieties, A recent discovery, made since my first series of articles a decade ago, is the 1826 with small "6" under the correct size digit in the date (Marsh 11B). This is probably caused by the use of a small punch which may have been used nitially in error or perhaps in the absence of the correct punch,vers shield The Han ‘ot of arm placed in th FG) netines te cet hear is ‘ifiul to spot for a short period. The other, usually described as extremely rare and given a rating of Ri by Marsh, is the 1830 with ‘opposite die axis, struck “en medaille The 1825 Bare Head sovereign outnumbers its first type Laureate Head counterpart of the same year by probably a conservative estimate of 15:1, and along with 1826 make up the most often seen sovereigns of the series. Examples of these can be readily found in poorer grades of fine or below, ‘with prices from as little as £350-500. For Good Very Fine and upwards prices will start at £1,000 and those truly around Extremely Fine or Uncirculated will be nearer to £3,000-4,000. ‘Too few examples of the small "6" in date below the correct digit (Marsh 118) have come to the market to be able to make any real assessment of value—two examples of this variety sold in the Bentley collection sale, one, graded Very Fine realised a price of £648, and another said to be the best known example at the time, being near Extremely Fine realised £1,860. 1827, 1829 or 1830 cannot be considered as rare but all are more difficult to find than the two earlier coins and you should expect to pay a few hundred pounds more for these at the top end, with entry level examples or between Fair and Fine pethaps being picked up as low as £500. For better ‘examples at Extremely Fine and above just alittle more than the 1825 or 1826 sovereigns at £3,000-5,000. The 1828 sovereign, however, is worthy of special mention being the rarest and most difficult to find of all George IV sovereigns with just 386,182 struck, as production for almost the entire year continued using the 1827 dies. Apparently the Mint discovered that the 1827 dies were in such good condition tthe start of 1828 that they decided not to commission new dies until they became unworkable. It appears the 1828 were only struck in late November/ December of that year and very few, if any, into 1829. Thus the 1828 can be described as a key date coin, not only for this series but within all London struck sovereigns, with very few known examples, and being second only to the 1819 sovereign in rarity. Although a Very Fine example of one of these did appear in the sale of the Bentley Collection, and realised a price of £13,200, it was not ‘one of the best examples. That for me has to go to the example from the Jacob Y, Terner, MD, Collection, slabbed by PCGS at MS63 “Good Extremely Fine”. There cannot be more than three ot four examples matching this grade, and with a value ‘of £30,000-40,000 you will need very deep pockets to put one of this quality in your collection. Bare Head sovereigns: “Total recorded mintage for 1625: 4,200,343 (includes +£300,000 laureate head) 724,046 2,266,629 (1827 dies ‘used until Nov. 1828) 386,182 (struck only Nov/Dec. 1828) 2,44 652 Total recorded mintage for 1826: Total recorded mintage for 18: Total recorded mintage for 1828 ‘Total recorded mintage for 182 Total recorded mintage for 1830: The total number struck for the Bare Head type sovereign for the reign of King George IV totalled approximately 15,259,733 allowing for °300,000" 1825 Laureate Head type for 1825, bringing the total number struck during the entire reign to approximately 35,306,308, All were struck atthe Tower Mint in London, pubic I the B ly struck asp The 1825 foo pound coin ($3798) above, cms the fi ercign” fo he sue for circulation and intra Hed portrat the eat head £2 of 1820 ros NEXT MONTH: THE SOVEREIGNS OF WILLIAM IV, 1830-37REGULAR SALES LISTS TaN ARH aul) ee GOULBORN COLLECTION Ltd « 4 Sussex Street, Rhyl LL18 1SG Tel: (01745) 338112 eve (01492) 440763 BS ne ree ee eee ea GOLD 1684 2Gnea elephantNF-F ek plugged £900 1826 SovEF with proof fieds...£1,700 CROWNS ‘1692/inverted 2 Fair-NF....£980 1847. 7 GP TS 1888. ve E GEP 125 1888 Wide ate crn F 40M rn 895 1900 LXV rns ViF BU. £340 1928, lustrous UNC...£350 188ocscnsen 28 1937. 28 HALE CROWNS 1672. Penn 1637 Viarge shields off cenireAF- £75 1899 Proof pl edge with one orate + one plain filet obv with surtace mks + toning 1 FE nnn GVENEF £1 300 18186. Fi NF 858 1884. Mit BU £305 1897. light fone Vir BU nn £B5 1902 lustrous UNC... £140 1903. ne OF an 145 1811 BOO! wn-nn- UNE with nice tone, ‘3m Surface MKS + FM MKS nnn E148 1938. BU E35 ‘SPECIAL OFFER 1964 BU...8 for 83 FLORINS 1885. en 105. $650 106. $250 1837 Prot. “£16 188... 25 1658 CroMWel nnn neeNEF A705 ROP on i 187006 1950-1 E15 Proof... SIXPENCES Wiliam IV wd obv brockage, regular shape + v dark NF nn £85, 1888, BU gem. £85 SILVER THREEPENCES 1897 large head... light tone VE Pre 2018 Spink cats thought this may exist but was unconfirmed, ‘We unearthed a F specimen which sold {or £150. Tis specimen is far superior and as far as we are aware is the finest 650 known 1843. --BU oF neat so. 1887 YH BU. 1093 JH ‘AUNC-UNC. HAMMERED Acthelred it ‘SATE 10 Chest on GVEVF. Henry v ‘SI756 1/4 Noble. NE. Richard Il 82165 1d York....VF-VF much superior to the illustration in Spink £950 Charles | 53180 Pontefract 1-silverelectrotype ‘uniface. OVE nn £250 PENNIES [il ascnacamema Na 1860, lustrous UNC 1889... sv POO 1879... lustrous UNC Vint BU 1887 Vint BU 199002 CVF 1992. strous UNG. HALFPENNIES 1769. HSH UNE nn 8425 174. stoned EF... £115 1806 Pr0dt.wn--.80me minor surface MKS OWIS® 1090 EF ie nnnnon £150 1968. lustrous UNC £270 1881 Hon Vit BU £115, 1886, BU. 8125 19901 BU....£95 ca 19027, lustrous UNC 1928. ‘gem BU. 1951 ‘gem BU. FARTHINGS 1746 VIU....toned AUNC Spink does not atrbute values 2B0V@ VF non 8650 1825 a spot oF to OWS eBU nnn £45 1849. AP oe B32 187515) toned Virt UNC. 875 1892..UNC with underying luste....£75 50 your risk, Registered post £5 my risk 1992. 1897 Proof FOC.....£7.50 FRACTIONAL FARTHINGS MEDALLIONS 1688 Fight of Prince James by Wermuth £495 1704 Capture of Gibraltar + Naval Engagement off Malaga by Croker I266V64 E410 Ae 40mm AUNC.....£250 1708 James Il, Restoration of the Kingdom bby Roetir MI312/139 Ae 37mm. EP-GEF..... £195 1708 Attompted invasion of Scotiana by Croker MISIG/t41 E430Ae 40mm... LE 8250 1718 George |, Entry into London yb SRN a eh eaten EO 1719 Marriage of James i to Princess Clementina by Hamerant M5652 E485 Ar 47MM o.EF 81150 1765 Death of Duke of Cumberiand by Van Noe BHT E79 Ae iat UN 0 1794 Adml Howe Naval Victory of 1st June by Kuchler BHMGB3 E855 Ae 48MM nace joned EF... £240 1805 Death of Nelson by Webb BHMS77 E957 Ae 53mm. toned EF-GEF £350 1814 Liverpool Pitt Club «the Peace FP by Wyen BEMIS A tn VF £150 1831 Coronation of Wiliam IV by Wyon BHIMY476 E1248 Ae 68MM EF nn £325 1895 Expedition of HMS Challenger 1872-5 « 1886-95 by Rhind BHM3487 E797 Ae 75mm. EF ADE 1919 End of First World War by Spink BHIMS146 Re 64mm. NEF-EF enn £75 50 Coin News December 2018“In my end is my beginning, A saying of Mary's. The end ‘ofthis life, beginning of the next.” of Edinburgh and around Scotland a large silver coin. Lt was the ryal of 30 shillings, dated 1565, for at that fime they counted the year from March to March. Many ‘were isstied but only the affluent would have them. On the “obverse were the arms of Scotland, the lion rampant within a shield crowned, and the legend in Latin MARY AND. HENRY BY THE GRACE OF GOD QUEEN AND KING. OF SCOTS. The reverse legend made the coin religious in nature, LET GOD ARISE, LET HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED, the opening words of Psalm 68. This legend, had been introduced by her ancestor James III, whose ‘enemies were different from Mary's. E the early months of 1566 there appeared on the streets 1585 yal of Mary showing he tortie and the pal moti. mage courtcy DNW) ‘The coin was unusual in having more to say than anything previously. On the reverse was a tortoise climbing a erowned [palm tree with a scroll across the top of the trunk making things difficult for it and at the same time explaining the design. DAT GLORIA VIRES, simply translated GLORY GIVESSTRENGTH, Clearly the aim ofthe tortoise was to gain the crown, and in that religious age the meaning would be known to some. Others ‘would be told, The design presented the view of the world that had prevailed for many centuries, with God in Heaven and December 2018 warwics Portrait miniature of Mary by Francois Clowet,c. 1 mage courtesy Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty (Queen Elizabeth I, 2018.) ‘man on earth, the lowest of places apart from hell. The palm was the link between Heaven and earth and the crown the tortoise sought was a heavenly one. DAT GLORIA VIRES: THE GLORY OF GOD IN HEAVEN GIVES STRENGTH FOR THE CLIMB. Unworthy man in his quest for Heaven—unworthy woman too, Some knew where she got the idea and how the design came about. Calvinists argued that salvation could only ‘come through faith, not from seeking to lead a virtuous life France Down the years the Scots formed an alliance with France to preserve their independence from England. Mary's father James V had a strongly pro-French policy, He declined to follow the English example of dissolving the monasteries and married Madeleine, daughter of Francis I. When she died he married another Frenchwoman Mary of Guise-Lorraine who gave birth to Mary in December 1542 in Linlithgow Palace. A few days later she became Queen of Scots when her father dled. The Scots agreed on a marriage to Edward, son of Henry VIII, but when they went back on it with a betrothal to the Dauphin Francis, Scotland was invaded and harried in what became known as the “rough wooing”. When the Seots were routed at the Battle of Pinkie near Musselburgh in 1547 Mary ‘was sent to France to grow up at the French court with Francis to become Queen of France as well as Scotland when Francis ‘became King. In France her role as Queen would be ceremonial. t meant that her education would leave her ill-prepared for the world ‘of politics. Ithas left us something precious however. She had a ‘grounding in Latin and her needlework would help in difficult Years to come, Emblems had become popular among educated people for their Latin exclusiveness, There was an illustration of a religious or other value with a motto in Latin above to explainit, Mary became familiar with the emblem book Devises Cow News 51Heroigues of Claude Paradin. He was a devout Catholic, well- read in the Classics and Scriptures. The book was published. in 1551 and enlarged in 1557. She would take several emblems from it for her needlework and the coin: “Ipsa suae testis victoria cladis.” (His vietory bears witness totheirsubjecion) * “Ancient coins bearing the device ofa pe tee lacen with fruit, and which, according to the inscription twere ‘struck in the name of the emperor Vespasian, are still around today (1557). This tree i very common in Judaea, a land conquered by the said emperor. And although the palm may be symbolic of that land, i# may aso be that of conquest and destruction”. (translated from the French) ‘One emblem caught her eye, It could be special only for Cnagecnrey ontop yagnares AS Quen of France image courtesy and oF she had no say inthe design of coins, FIGS LA) "gator Scotland i san siferent A coin designed and minted by Mary would still be around for centuries to come to proclaim her faith, When the design was ‘complete she would keep it up her sleeve for when the time was right. Conditions in Seotland were difficult for Catholics and she was still in France. “Coss victoria vets.” (Victory has been given to the vanquished.) “The bloody sword s of suffering of the holy martyrs. iS transformed into palms of perpetual victory: wearing crowns afte veign eternal, And it {is not only those zoho shed ‘their blood forthe faith who arecalled martyrs, but also ‘those who bear their cross inn imitation of Christ 10 reac: the heavenly throne: having to. suffer with pate “ihe "Sptonn, orments and slanders of this world, another kind of martyrdom.” Another palm emblem would be ‘model for the coin. Martyrdom alone was nat suitable for the design, even in the wider sense that Paradin gave i, The drops of blood of a martyr ascending ‘wore effective, but again not suitable for a coin design. Mary dnd her designer fel they should have a climber to represent very man and woman. The emblem sas unsightly butt the crowns were replaced by one atthe top ofthe tree it would form a cross, A atural palm would be best. For symbolism they svould have an animal climber. No good climber would be suitable or one that presented an {attractive rear, The tortoise was fabled for persistence and presented a plain shell. t had tobe chosen Heaven imust not be easy to reach, The best place forthe motto would be atthe top ofthe trunk making it dificult for the tortoise and describing the design without being easly lunderstood, For balance three words would be best DAT GLORIA VIRES was chosen. Tt was not exsily understood for the GLORIA and VIRES belong to different entities, the one God the other man. Mary was faniliar with these words: “He that glories let him glory in the Lord” “To: make things 2 bit more difficult they put the Scottish crownatthe topof the tree. In ater years the CESSIT VICTORIA, 52 (nage courtsy and © of FB & Lt) Coin News =z. UC The Hemvey Ladder of Jol Clinacus. (nage by permission of St Catherine's Monster, Sint, Egypt.) VICTIS would be dear to Mary for its theme of martyrdom. ‘The most graphic example of the climb to Heaven is the Heavenly Ladder of John Climacus who lived in the seventh century. He isa Saint ofthe Catholic Church. There are several versions, the best with a crowded ladder making the climb difficult’ Some are received into Heaven while others are dragged off the ladcter by demons. It has the same meaning as the ryal design and both are symbolic, the latter much more so, In July 1559 Henry Il was killed in a jousting accident and Francis and Mary became King and Queen of France. In 41560 Mary had a medal struck with the legend ALIAMQUE MORATUR : AND AWAITS ANOTHER. She has two crowns. on earth and the stars in Heaven are another. The medal hopes for Heaven and the coin has the journey. Mary's 1560 mel (image © National Muscums Scotland.) Mary's mother, who had governed for her in Scotland, died in June 1560. A few months later, without Mary’s consent, a parliament abolished the authority of the Pope and declared Protestantism the only acceptable faith in Scotland. Francis died in December. The return to Scotland would not be easy for Mary, a Frenchwoman, but her duty was to bring the Scots bback to the Catholie Church, not the easiest of tasks, She arrived at Leith in August 1561. Scotland For a few years after her return she made no attempt to reverse the changes made in 1560. She followed the Protestant December 2018si ‘(aw Ure line with a view to taking the succession in England. When Elizabeth offer her Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester which would be alow marriage, tbecame clear to Mary thatshe could never be Catholic Queen of England through peaceful means {o which she felt entitled, even before Elizabeth In 1563 she tgan to act asa Catholic Queen in Scotland. She announced 2 Tortheoming marriage to Henry Darniey, a Catholic, and declared that everyone should be allowed to wordhip in their own way, implying that Catholies shouldbe allowed tocelebeate ‘ase, concession mal only to er. It was too mich for her halibrother Lora James, a staunch Protestant eho withdreve frombser Privy Council drum up support for ebllion. Iwas premature, and he fled to England without coming fo battle Ais winter approached, Mary was at er strongest with more Catholis than usual on het Peivy Council Tocolebrate the marcage a facing buss ryalhad been issued with Henry's name mentioned fist on the obverse legend Mary gave it her approval knowing it would be withdrawn when people protested. This was what she wes waiting for Since er set from France. rom the Act ofthe Privy Council December 2, 1565 cand om ae ste ae pale tre crnit ane scl! patoke (torts) cepa up the schank ofthe sym ane ill about ete tein dat gloria crested ofthe er thnirander Further ryals were issued in 1566/7 some of the latter without Henry’ name. He was murdered in February 1567 {our dating) Over the thie year rations were alto ued ¢ and 4 Suerepiously, on the 4 ryal the smallest and rarest of the issue, Mary had a Tudor rose placed onthe back of the tortoise. It stands for Mary Tudor, who had much in common ‘ith Mary Queen of Sets and who died shortly befor the ryal twas designed: Tt yas ated rag to a bull Inthe 1570s when she wat held prisoner in England, Mary had another moti coset the ral design SA VERTU M'ATIRE TAM DRAWN TO HIS GOODNESS. It appears atthe end of one of her poems, a3 2 medallion on the Oxburgh Hangings, nd on an emblem on her watch of 1575, December 2018 " Dealers in English Coins and Medals. Excellent prices paid for single items, collections or accumulations (especially proof sets) “Done, mon Dieu, ne m’abondonne point [Therefore, my God, do not forsake me now,] Et memement en cet extreme point [And when [reach my final end also,) A seule fin que tes vos je tenne, {Following in thy paths, grant that it be my due.) Et que vers toa la fn je parvierne [That at the last Idsaw near unto you.) Sa verte m attire [Tam drawn to his goodness.) Marie Stuvarte [Mary Stuart] Her panel of the Oxburgh Hangings depicted a creation scene, this was vandalised after her death in such a way that we ‘can get back to the original. The top row is Heaven and across the second row are three actagons in which are emblems of people aspiring to Heaven, In the middle with the SA VERTU MFATIRE motto is the medallion and to the right oft the tortoise climbing the palm with a DAT GLORIA VIRES legend. The two are almost identical, The thied is an emblem from Paradin. The ‘watch has not survived but the emblems on it were copied by an agent of Sir Francis Walsingham, Blizabeth’s spymaster. ‘Acknowledgements: “Heer Majesty Queen Elizabeth Il. Miniature of Mary by Francois ‘Clouet c:1558 from the Royal Collection in Windsor Castle; ‘The Monks in St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai Cochran-Patrick Records of the Coinage of Scotland: Forgotten Books &e Lid; Dix Noonan Webb; Spink & Son; National Museums Scotland; National Library Scotland; My niece, Caroline Martin, for arranging this and the previous ‘articles; and COIN NEWS, PO Box 499, Stevenage, Herts SG1 9JT Telephone: 01438 312661 Fax: 01438 311990 Send for our new catalogue of coins for sale Cow News 53ee Acorn pig The2se foo, The en a the seit branona Teenty searing bes on the 20 seni 54 sean homage 0 il an fil nd four cic th obverse Coin News CO Ce ae rerrember for “cent” —were equal to one pa/anga. The common obverse carried a portrait ofthe late I: April 1967, Tonga issued its first national coinage, whereby a hundred seniti—the Tongan Queen Salote, who died in 1965. The 1 and 2 seniti depicted a giant tortoise on the reverse, ‘while the 5 and 10 seniti showed the Southern cross flanked by two sprigs. The 20 and 50 seniti inauspicious start for the country’s coinage, as the the old-fashioned sprigs and heraldry. By 1973 the Tongan authorities were planning a new design series, which they hoped would Sppeal to collectors Into the. fray_ stepped Bemard.Mechenick, a” maverick Ametican entrepreneur who was. philatalic adviser to Tonga In the easly 1960s he had produced and marketed gold-embossed stamps for Tonga, ond in 1972 he had even produced mesicl stamps for Bhutan that could be played on a ecord player. Such gimmicks were teviled By hard- Core philatlss, but they appealed to a new generation of collectors with money to spare This was money tha the Tongans were happy to ear, and they io doubt hoped tha the neve coin series would be equally lucrative. Mr Mechanick contacted the Royal. Mint Tonga’ exiting supplier, but he found thei prices to high: Eventually dhe Royal Australian Mint tendered lower and won the contract. A British link remained, however, since the new designs were created by Maurice. Meers of Walsall Security Printers Ltd, a graphic design company located near Birmingham He, along with Emest Hyde, had produced. theft hhumismatie portrait of King Taufo'ahau Tupou IV that appeared on Tongan circulation coins issued! in July 1967 some months afer the eres thal had honoured the late Queen Saote. Me Meers Inter provided stamp designs honouring the King of Tonga, whic is how he met Me Mechanick Denomination Obverse sent Acorn cob 2 seni ‘Two water mel 5 sent Aven and fou seni King Tupou 1V 20 senitt King Tupou IV S0seniti King Tspou IV 1 pa‘anga King Tupou IV :nd Land 2 pa’anga featured the rather unwieldy coat of arms. Design-wise, it was an charming tortoise looked out of place next to The new national coinage was issued in 1975, and though Mr Meers created the new designs, I sce the hand of Mr Mechanic in the choice of theme and the quirks of the set Whether you regard him as an innovator or a ‘gimmick-merchant, Mr Mechanick clearly was able to think outside the box—just the qualities the Tongans required to give the set collector- appeal, Mr Mees’ first portrait of the King of ‘Tonga in 1967 had depicted him bareheaded, but the splendid new portrait on the 1975 set showed him in full military regalia and wearing, ‘cap. A uniformed monarch was an uncommon sight on a modern coin, and it helped to make the set stand out. Tonga’s previous circulation set had carried the monarch’s portrait on every ‘coin, but this time it was omitted from the lowest three denominations, leaving room for an extra three thematic designs—another bonus, Norway and Denmark also routinely omit the monarch’s portrait from the lowest denominations, as did the former Kingdom of Greece, so there was a precedent for this. By 1975, flora and fauna themes had long been firm attractions with collectors, which is undoubtedly why Mechanick chose them for the new set. The coins also promoted the United Nation's Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), and, unlike many coins that were part of the FAO numismatic programme, their legends explicitly referenced FAO. The acronym “FA-O” Reverse apie “The Famaty Planing emblem Five bananas Zwenty Bees Pity fab (Gos hundred pal tees chicks December 2018(_ Ghecieek | ook appearedabove the King'sporraitandthephrase SERKALAHI MEAKAT’, which is Tongan for “Grow more food”, appeared on all the reverse legends except one. The sole exception was the revere of the 2 seni coin, whidh procaimed "PLANNED FAMILIES - FOOD FOR ALL” and featured the UN Family Planning emblem These explicit FAO themes lent the st sill mor potential colectorappeal, believe that this was the ist creation set of any country to asi explicit FAO themes to each coin anid that $80 ‘Tomé and Principe (St Thomas and Prince) was the only other country todo so, in 1977 and 1997 (Other counties ususlly restricted them to thee ‘The FAO-themed designs are stylised rather than sophisticatedly realistic, yet they have a simplechazm, and they all gel perfectly, a feature markedly lacking in the previous cts, They depict agriculture and farm animals the comics! Pig on the I seit and the quaint hen and chicks brtthe 5 seni seem to pay affectionate homage ta Berey Metcalfe leah barnyard at Memes each coin provides a delightful visual pun, in that the number of animals or plants appearing on each thematic design alludes 10 that con's denomination. My favourite Is the 20 seni ‘where 20 bees swarm out of hive lying ina Circle hat neatly follows the shape ofthe coin Mr Meets’ artistic air fs evident he effortlessly packs 50 ssimming ish nto a swirling circle on the 50 sent reverse. The | pa'anga meanwhile for instance the UK threepence and sixpence of 1927 to 1936, which showed three and six acorns respectively. However, the Tongan set stands alone in applying this principle across the board, Astonishingly, I have known collectors well: acquainted with the Tongan set who completely missed. these puns. Their “Exrekal” moment when I enlightened them was a joy to behold, ‘The designs of the 1975 Tongan set arenot high art, but their quirky charm and stylistic cohesion make them a set to remember. Maurice Meers brought verve, humour, skill and a clear vision to their execution. Bernard Mechanick was the colourful salesman who provided the quaint but quirky ideas. Perhaps he should be regarded as a pioneer, since his offerings pale in comparison to some of the more outlandish collector items of later years. Mr Mechanick died in 2011, aged 87, Sadly, Maurice Meers died in a car accident he following year, aged 81. Yet the delightful ‘Tongan set remains as a testament to their joint lovely References: The National Archives ‘documents! MINT. 33/ WX/Z. 1972-1976" MINT. 33/W2/Z_ “Tonga: coinage, 1972-1976" This information is licensed under the term: (INA)—Royal Mint “Tonga: coinage policy proposed new Te King, resp s equal to 100 seniti, hence the 100 trees laid out of the Open Government Licence (htt: 100 seni whch ish in tight rows. 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Although financial records and the genealogy of the great and good have always been of primary importance, records of all classes of society soon ok their place among them and from the 16th century developed into what is now a rich source of information, The token issuers of Australasia operated in a period when records were becoming ever more extensive so mostof them can be found somewhere in the various archives that exist. These are the people who enabled the development of New Zealand land the six colonies that would form the Commonwealth of Australia. by providing the goods and services that were needed. All of them are interesting but the subject of this article may bea little more interesting than most. Reuben Josephs was bor in London about 1790, became a tailor by’ trade and in later life would issue both penny and halfpenny tokens for use at the New Town tollgate in Tasmania, Along with other Tasmanian issuers his life has been summarised in R. V. MeNeice, Coins and Tokens of Tasmania published in 1969 buta few more details can now be added to that account. A. RESEARCHER In alent any eld wil son Holfpenny and penny tokens of B Josephs, Newton, Some timebefore June 1813 Josephs married Dinah, daughter ‘of Levi and Mary Hart. As we shall see, she would prove a staunch companion in the years that followed. Although working as a tailor and employing an apprentice to that trade Josephs soon became well known as a dealer in second hand Clothes and other items. It was these activities which led to him being charged, in October 1827, with two offences of feloniously receiving stolen silverware, In the Court records {and elsewhere) his surname is spelt “Joseph” without the “s”. December 2018 0 In later life itis often spelt “Josephs” whichis how it appears Gn his tokens and thisas been adopted a the most convenient tage fortis atc He wasted at he Old Bailey which did ‘ot become Britains famous Cental Criminal Court uni 1838 In 897 it was the sesions house for Middlesex, where Josephs Hived and also forthe ity of London. Both cases were heard Consecutively on October 5 (numbers 2103 and 210) His defence in both cases was hath had bought the temsin 00d faithinthecourseofhistrade, On the ist charge he court Sgreed with him but on very similar evidence he was convicted of the second charge for silverware totalling 213: Od For this The was sentence fo 14 years traneportaton and sent next door to Newgate Prson pending arrangements Seven years could perhaps have been considered more usual fr such a crime but Fis'prson report indicated that he had boon there before and was considered by them tobe a “notorious recetver of stolen Property” so this could account for his lengthy sentence. Aiter 2 short pell in Newgate he was received aboard the prison ill: Gangmede at Chatham on November 1A prison hulk was a ship that had outlived her active feat sea and was used as 2 Secure holding facili, mainly for convicted felons awaiting transportation In March 1828, with 191 other male convicts, he boarded the transport Wiliam Miles bound for Hobart. And so wwe lear that Reon Josep didnot arrive in Van Diemen's Land (as Tasmania was ten called) as a fre settler but as a convict Prisoner of His Majesty (a POHM). Pethaps wwe should now meet the man himself. In the days before photography passport descriptions had to be as comprehersve as possible and the same was tre of the prisoner records kept by the authorities: Number 359 inthe felevant Desripion Book {a number that Reuben Josephs ‘would carry with him for some years) was feet 81 inches in height without his shoes, He had brown eyes and dark brown ha He had a large, round head with a high broad forehead 2 straight nose small mouth and a long pointed chin, He had 2 Horid complexion with bushy arched eyebrows and reddish tushy whiskers. I that were ot enough to identity hit on sight the "Remarks" section noted an unstal sear onthe Fore finger of his et hand “This is the man whose lfe had now changed forever although it id not change as mich for him as tdi for some For the majority of transports and forthe families they left behind exletoa distant land wasa lifechanging an raumatic experience. There were many petits tothe Home Ofc from families who werelosing thls readwinner or loved one, some at them quite desperate, and from parishes who would have to pick up the bill They pleaced to go with them or sought pardons for convicts but nearly allo these were ignored. On Brival in New South Wales of Van Diemen’s Land a convict Could be assigned to a free seller or work direcy for the government building roads and public buildings of dearing Ting. Assignment was generally considered th easier option and Josephs seems to have landed pretty much on his feet. Cow News 57“The William Miles arrived off Hobart on July 29, 1828 some 127 days after clearing the Downs. His wife travelled out as 4 free setler, probably on the same ship, and must have had Suificient funds at her disposal to do s0. Josephs had left his shop and old clothes warehouse with his brother in Monmouth Street (in the Seven Dials district of Covent Garden) presumably involving some sort of financial arrangement. Whatever that may have been Dinah Josephs was also able to purchase two allotments of land at New Norfolk on the Derwent River and managed somehow to have her husband assigned to her. Here they built a home and set up business as general dealers and storekcepers. A veritable home from home. Conviets who behaved themselves. were rewarded in various ways. A “ticket of leave" allowed those of good conduct to work on their own account and to own land but did not restore freedom. Pardons (which did restore freedom) could be ‘granted to conviets for a variety of reasons, often for bravery ‘or for services rendered to the government or community An absolute pardon gave complete freedom. The more ustal “conditional pardon” required the ex-convict to remain in the colony and in his or her allotted district until the full term of the ‘original sentence had been completed. Those with an absolute partion of whose time had expired were completely free but if they wished to retum home would have to make their own arrangements and pay their passage. In order to assess thei eligibility for these rewards a record, known as the Conduct Register, was kept by the authorti ‘The relevant Register shows that number 359 was a very well ‘behaved convict. While the records of some contain numerous Peccadilloes and some more serious offences the only misdemeanour in Josephs’ entry is for October 1832 when his wife was accused of refusing to pay wages due to one Thomas Upjohn. As the case was dismissed and did not have anything to do directly with Josephs himself its difficult to see why it needed to be recorded at all. Nevertheless, with this almost “unblemished record Josephs was granted a ticket of leave in July 1893 and a conditional pardon on November 16, 1836. He received his certificate of freedom when his 14 years expired in 1841 and, with a sigh of rele, “number 359” becomes plain Reuben Josephs again. He and Dinah, like most expirees, opted to remain in the colony where they had now built a new lite ‘The point has been made that almost every event is recorded somewhere. On occasion though it proves difficult to discover ‘exactly where that record may be. And so ithas proved in trying todiscover if Reuben and Dinah had family. However, a witness statement in a legal case of 1845 which involved Josephs does mention in passing that he had a daughter named Dinah. A record of the marriage between Dinah Joseph the younger and ‘one Edward Isaacs in Hobart atthe end of December 1847 states DESCRIPTION. Name C17H0CH rade 27 Height errmer ses bie? Complexion //:. Head 2 fair 7 Whiskers (0 Visage Chen np Karr divers Porehead £56 ion Byebroms Fak ohn ‘ Byes Nowe 0,77 © Mouth 70 hin Zany for Remarhs a ilypoke sox fos fryss Bk eyphs Description Book (C 5B Coin News hh Wats San ee es eh ‘was reported at length in The Hobart Town Courier and Van hheld on lease from the Reverend William Garrard. This was not ‘The tollgate was situated at the southem end of the road ine ly 08 1); and Conduct Register (CONS1/1/23) lges courtesy of Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Ofc) December 2018a8 well ag the penny but this is not point of in s. Josephs, the ex-convict, is the only e name Van Diemen’s Land om his tokens, The tollgate and the “house which was presumably Josephs’ home appear on the obverse of his tokens. This house no longer exists but visitors to Hobart today can stil sce the house which was attached to a second tollgate established in Park Street in 1863 which is remarkably similar Under “Deaths” The Cornioall Chronicle (Launceston) of November 299, 1862 notes: ed le ‘nod respected colonist a Several other newspapers carry the same notice and. the Australian Cemeteries Index records his final resting, place as the Hobart Old Jevish Burial Ground (Harrington Street Cemetery) where Dinah had also been buried Tt is likely that Jose gate until his death as his widow, Rachel, is recorded as the tollgate keeper for 1862. The large scale use of tokens in the Australasian colonies ceased when sufficient quantities of the new United Kingdom bronze coins (introduced in 1860) had be ved. This varied from colony to colony but in Tasmania token use was not specifically banned until an Act ‘no doubt continued to use the tokens issued by conveniently named the issuer simply as ave become known pone who me while his tokens would have added to his repute, He was tobe remembered not 5 “number 359” but as “an old respected colonist y i A ‘ | Cambridgeshire Coins Buying and selling coins for over 20 years ath ‘ BEST PRICE PAID FOR GOLD AND SILVER COINS AND PROOF SETS. 5,000 coins all with photos recently added to our website. Please phone our friendly staff on: 12 Signet Court, Swanns Rd, Cambridge, CBS 8LA Free parking info@cambridgeshirecoins.com LAY Visit our eBay shop at cambridgeshire_coins Cow News 59We are always keen to purchase coins and medallions especially British, American and Australian in choice condition, either singly or in collections We are happy to travel to view collections and can arrange valuations for insurance or probate purposes. If you are thinking of selling, please do not hesitate to contact us 43 Duke Street St James's London SW1D 6DD PB emn cel sat!SS . EE! MAX EVEREST-PHILLIPS The mediallic origins of, the bumper sticker JHERE are many oddities about the United States. One of the oddest of them is the sub-culture across the Pond. I the sticker on the rear bumper. These small labels bearing succinct slogans that openly declare the driver's p ical affiliations (Clinton ... Changing America), advertise a rich array of personal prejudices (I'm objective; [object to everything), and expose thi traces of intellect along with a possibly genuine sense of humour (A diplomat is a person who thinks twice before saying nothing). The bumper sticker can amuse (Cli tton is the answer, what was the question), bemuse (Don't delay, paint today) or infuriate (I may be slow but I'm in front of you) the driver behind. (On frst arrival, visitors from Europe wonder why people ‘would want tedious inanties stuck on any vehicle they can be Seen driving. Even if (nd that's a big if a bumper sticker is iniefly unusing fw slogans bear endies reveacing. Peshape the phenomenon, at tsbest, reflects the rugged individualism of American society (The botings rll continue until employer ‘norte improves) of a is worst, & disturbing tolerance. of ‘openly obnoxious extremism, ‘Another explanation suggests the bumper sticker is real democacy at work. Accorling to this iterpretation, i is the embodiment of the much cherished right to freedom of expression as famously guaranteed under the US Constittion the bumper stckor also demonstrates the democratisation ofthe means for distributing a message, promoting a cause or Popularising a slogan, In "the Land of the Free” Ht allows all Etizens to express view equally andl openly in public in the mobile modemn equivalent of a town hall meeting (reflected jokingly in many post-raq War stickers along the lines: Be Nice fo-Amercn-or to wl ring Democracy fo your country f0). Pethaps the prosaic explanation for the phenomenon ts the most cretile, namely this: thatthe prevailing cheap tackiness Sf most bumper lickers may simply reveal the utarian telationship between American divers and. their cars. In Europe the car has often ben a stats symbol: inthe bigger seography and urban sprawl of the US with far lese public transport, the automobile isa necessity. Inretingy the, the dea actly hes ions in Europe, and epecically with interwar medal-making history The bumper sticker in is| modern form fist appeared. th Ameriea in the 1940s, The invention i usualy attbuted to Forest P.Gill'a printer in Kansas City, but it ft impinged ‘on general US public consciousness in 1952. That year General Dwight D. Eisenhower won the presidential elections. ‘The result was partly ascribed ois supporters displaying bumper Sfickers withthe slogan “T Like Ike". The politcal power of free advertising on the rond had arrived. Not unsurprisingly one of the most important and lasting achievements of the Eisenhower administration was building the federal highway network across the States. Bat the idea of the bumper sticker actually derived from Germany in the 1920s. I began withthe rapid spread of the afordability of the car. The: mass. production. techniques eveloped by Henry Ford for manufacturing the Model T, introduced in 1908, were perfected during World War 1 for chuming out tanks and. Army tracks and then, after 1918, ‘widely adopted at vehicle assembly ines in Exope aswell asthe US. Asa result by the late 1920s the automobile and the motor bicycle were Becoming affordable for middle class families across weston Europe ‘One of the pioneers was the Opel car company. Tt had ben founded in 1862 by Adam Opel to manufacture sewing December 2018 ning machines, and then towards the end of the 19th century the ‘company started producing bicycles, Car manufacturing began when Opel produced its first model for the Hamburg Motor Show of 1902. It soon abandoned making sewing machines ‘and by 1913 Opel had become the biggest car mantifacturer in, ‘Germany. Adam's son Wilhelm kept the company at the leading, edge of technology. In 1924 he introduced the first assembly line in Germany and Opel cars developed a reputation for being cheap and reliable, As a result, the company gained the biggest market share of car sales in Germany. By the early 1980s Opel was manufacturing some 40 per cent ofall the vehicles sold in Germany and about 65 per cent of its car ‘exports, and had become the largest automobile manufacturer not just in Germany but in Europe, Opel's efficiency and ‘economy of scale was so undercutting car prices that British ‘car manufacturers and their dealerships around the British Empire were complaining that the company was dumping its products in their traditional markets. ‘At the same time, a predominantly German tradition of ‘originality in application of decorative medallic art found new ‘expression in the phenomenon of mass car ownership. Asan art form, the metal and often enamelled car grille badge developed there far more than anywhere else. The reason for this was that Germany in the 1920s had an unusually large number (of creative badge and medal designers and manufacturers, They had developed as medallists to the princely states before German unification in 1871, and prospered in the patriotic fervour during World War I. The Kaiser's Germany witnessed fan extraordinary outpouring of wartime commemorative medallie art on a scale without comparison in any other ‘country, TO bronze ca rie meallon commemorating the Zeppelin round the two fightin 1928, Cow News 61So worried had the British authorities been about the phenomenon that a competition was set up to try to stimulate Supply and demand in the UK for commemorative medals, by trying to encourage the creativity of designers and capture the imagination of the public. The initiative had only limited. impact in Britain, while almost to the very end, German ‘medallists like Karl Goetz turned out a rich commentary of patriotic cynicism, pacifism and despair. With defeat in 1918, however, the German medal manufacturing industry, aiong with the whole economy, had suffered severe economic dislocation. The resulting relentless competitive pressure seemed only to encourage the creative originality of the artists working in the medallic field, and the entrepreneurship of the commercial producers. The many small, local family-run medal and badge manufacturers—stch as Paulmann und Crone of Liidenscheid (a company that only. finally went out of business in 2009), B.H. Mayer of Pforzheim, Deschler of Munich, Lauer of Nuremberg, Wiedman of Frankfurt, o Carl Poellath of Schrobenhausen (later appointed. the official badge and medal suppliers for the 1936 Olympic Games), were desperately looking for new markets for their products PrThey found one in a booming new activity—campling the pleasures of the open road. The growing affordability and spreading popularity of first motorcycles and then cars in the 1920s had resulted in local clubs and national associations springing up to address the resulting new demands. These bodies aimed to assist drivers enjoy the new pleasure of the freedom of the road that private vehicle ownership offered while dealing with the problems of frequent mechanical breakdowns arising from still pioneering technology. Like the apolitical AA (founded in 1905) or RAC (established in 1897) in Britain, their German counterparts offered insurance and published guides to sightseeing and hostelries, as well as, hhandling road-side rescue and repairs. Membership badges for such national drivers’ associations were issued in many European countries as proof of right to assistance, with the ‘owners’ membership numbers pressed in to the emblem. Imperial Germany under “Kaiser Bill” (Wilhelm I} in the decades before World War I was deeply divided politically, and motoring groups there often had political loyalties, including the ADAC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club, or the All Germany Car Club, founded in 1903, for political conservatives), the DTC (Deutscher Touring Club, or the German Touring Club, set up around thesame time, for political progressives) and the DMV (Deutscher Motorraijalrer-Verband, for the German Motorbike Rider Association, established in 1923 by “modernisers”), ‘The 75mm bronze car bag forthe 1929 Stains aly at Munich Moreover in Germany, many of the new road-user bodies were not exclusively dedicated to driving, Rather other ‘organisations had, by the mid-1920s, begun toestablish sections, for their membership who were keen drivers. Examples of this phenomenon included notionally apolitical associations such as the Stahihelm (Steel Helmets), the main war veterans frganisation which ran a right-wing militia, and the Disabled ‘War Veterans Association. 62 Con News Quien miscellany They found one in a booming new activity—sampling the pleasures of the open road. The growing affordability and spreading popularity of first motorcycles and then cars in the 1920s had resulted in local clubs and national associations springing up to address the resulting new demands...” 67mm bronze undated cor gil dalion forthe 1929 Disabled War Veterans Rally (Kriegsheschadigten Fal) Such groups held car rallies, such as in honour of and to raise funds for the millions of war wounded (Kriceheschidigten Fahri). One way to do both was to buy car grille badges for these events ‘But politically, the Germany of the Weimar Republic between 1918 and 1933 was even more deeply divided than the Kaiser’s Reich had been. The turmoil of sudden collapse in 1918 fomented economic, social and political upheaval. On the far Left, Communists saw the opportunity to replicate the 1917 Revolution in Russia. On the far Right, FreiKorps militia mobilised to help the government crush strikes and repress workers’ protests Bronze DMV and ADAC bronze badges for Hindenburg SU Birthday Rallis of 1927. So politics permeated the world of motoring too. By the later half ofthe 1920s the modern phenomenon ofthe bumper sicker was bor in the shape of Garmany’s Housing cule Of car grille badges. It fist became widespread in 1927 to Commetorat the 80th birthday ofthe President of Germany Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, and his uavelling of the War Memorial at the ste of the Bate of Tannenberg his legendary victory over Rusia at the start of World Wa voulehingcor December 2018Qo ae miscellany 1930 Motorbike aly, ‘Then in 1929. Germany erupted with prideat thesuccess of its Vorsprung durch Teknik of the era, the Zeppelin airship that successful Circumnavigated th world, and was greeted by car rallies on return with 2 special grille medallion produced for the event. The following year, German cars and motorbikes were festooned with medallions commemorating the end of foreign ‘occupation of the key industrial region, the Rhineland. This, had been imposed under the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 to enforce the crippling economic burden of reparations. The motoring organisations staged huge rallies to celebrate the restoration of normality to Germany's national sovereignty. Two superb enameled motorbike plagues fr 2 1930 rally depict the medieval skyline of Cologne, the main city of the Rhineland, with the rising sun marking the start of anew era in Germany (represented by the eagle), and the broken shackles symbolising liberation from French control (shown by the tricotour flag being trampled underfoot) ar plague depicts the Rhine &, MICHAEL TRENERRY Established 1969—Over 45 years of expertise Extensive range of Roman, Celtic, English Hammered coins and 17th Century Trade Tokens Re ae Nem eA Ce} December 2018 0 rally in 1933 19 ed by He French for Schon, th boas ‘When the Nazis came to power in 1983, car plaques depicted their political messages. One of the finest is from 1938 for a drive to see the new Nuremberg Rally stadium, 6578 car plague ir he newly opened Nuremberg staan ‘Taking with them these images to the New World, the idea (and its commercial potential) was introduced to the US by German émigrés and Jewish refugees from Hitler's persecution in the 1930s, But America lacked the range of edal-manufacturers and designers—so tured to printing bumper stickers instead, ‘Meanwhile, last time I was in New York, [saw a sticker on the rear bumper warns: Just becmse you're not paranoid doesn't mean that they aren't after you. I am sure it can’t be true— although CM Reker CELE ec ee Reuter Cow News 63aaa (are le eb paroao S08 ina. 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Housing and handling newly purchased coins in a suitable manner is plain common sense. Tss PUBLISHING’S Coin Yearbook puts it Unfortunately ke teenagers, coins and banknotes come with the seeds of their destruction in-bull. The metal used to strike coins is not only easily damaged physically but with the exception of gold, is chemically reactive. Each new {rival needs fo be housed in a manner that protects i from physical injury and minimises chemical impairment, That sid, those needs must be balanced against an tnalvitua's sire to display and enoy tet collection. Teaving slabbed coins aside, many others arrive already seemingly proteciod in, sya plastic eapoule, a 2x2 brown paper teivelope a plastic fipover, or a simple 2x2 cad flip wih the oinbahind thn transparent fm. Assume nothing about the Security these holders provide. Engure that whatever houses ny new purchase wil not cause lasting damage f the con remain init for any length of time. Serious chemical darsage has occurred to ooins from both paper and car and plastic holders where these materials have fot been chemically inert. PVC was widely used in the 1960s and 1970s to house coin collections, particulary in albums 8 Wall as mintssued wallets Major problems occurred when the PVC degraded releasing acid and plasticizers. The coins endedup covered with a yellow-green gunk that could not be removed saisfactorly It would be nice to think tis i all behind us but It ist ava’ so. Collectors must ever be aware and alert Its not prudent to assume other plastics are inert Some ae, some lest so, Those used by slabbing companies are probably the best around. "And then there is paper and card. For example, when purchasing pop in albums (as for your 0p) and card holders for example [t's necessary to ensure these are acid- and Sulphur-tee otherwise your cons wl he damaged long term ne popular holder from the 19602 was found fo corrode the PVC residue lous the fi of this George I gilt-copper proof V8 Stoe, KMDa 68 Coin News Carbon spts fom an admirer’ heey breathing mar Vietoraon ts choice Neco 18724 cnt One of to opera US 1865 prof quarlers defaced forever by a finger inark nthe obverse fl rims of copper and bronze coins housed in it. Always ask your supplier. Shucks, L don’t even trust mints! Is the envelope and. card used in the latest PNC or bubble-pack acid-free? How ‘would you know? How is the imbedded coin going to look in 10 years time? There are some excellent books on this subject. Dig around. Ask questions. Get an archivist to talk at a future club night I prefer to house my own coins in either a custom-made cabinet or archival-grade pop-in card albums. These both protect them while allowing me tocasily enjoy them. Duplicates ‘and the spill-over from my main collecting areas get housed in acid-free 2x2 card flips and filed In handling coins, admirers can pose bigger risks than any holder. The skin of our fingers is about as acid as a tomato—a pH of about 5.5. Finger marks can leave indelible impressions. On freshly-struck coins—and that includes gold! Breath Contains saliva droplets that can generate mini-crop circles on. fresh mint surfaces while tobacco smoke is as lethal to coins as, itis to humans, ‘And remember that pure metals are soft, In the bad old days gold and silver used in coins was blended with another ‘metal such as copper. This yielded an alloy harder than the pure metals and hence was less susceptible to wear. Even 50, these alloy coins wear, albeit slowly, and they are prone to surface damage—as are those minted from base-metal alloys. such as cupronickel. All coins need to be handled with respect, particularly modern collectors’ coins struck from near-pure fold and silver. Both pure metals are extremely soft and their coins easily macred. But, asin other areas of collecting, itis each to their own. 1 recall one millionaire who delighted in accumulating sets lof modern circulating eoins from every country on the globe. He employed staff to mount and display them, Each set was. expensively framed with each coin glued onto archival card ‘with epoxy resin, Why not? It was what this collector wanted and gave him immense pleasure. nage courtesy ee a.com, December 2018HIS month’ Coin isa silver 2 Mark piece minted by Christian IV of Denmark between 1644 and 1647, which is very unusual as ithas its main reverse legend written in four Hebrew letters These, reading from right to left, and omitting the vowels, read “JehovaN with "The Just Judge" written in Latin above and below the Hebrew. Christian IV's father died in 1588, making Christian King of Denmark and Norway at the young age of 11; but that meant a regency, until August 17, 1596, when Christian was 19. Looking at the long list of the subjects he had to study before 1596, | dor't blame him for drinking heavily, and having a good time after that date. His court was full of fun and laughter; but he himself really got down to work reforming much that needed reforming, In particular he built up the navy from 22 to 60 ships, and he encouraged overseas trade, During his long reign of 59 years the Danish colony of Tranquebar was established in southern India, Chistians naval and miltary exploits began wel, and at the end of the Kalmar War between Denmark and Sweden, when the Treaty of Knared was made between the two countries in 1613 the great Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden had to give way to him on every point; But Christian was far less fortunate in his later wars, Christians wife was Catherine of Brandenburg—She gave him a son, the future King Frederk ll, 1649-70; but Catherine died in1612, so Christian married again in 1616, to a lady called Kirsten Munk, who provided him with 12 children, In 1628 Christian accused her of having an afair with one of is German officers, an accusation which she strongly denied, but, whether true o alse, he exiled her to Jutland; whilst he himself had an affair with a young lady called Vibeke Kruse. Sorry, but life isnt very fai i? InJuly 1644, when Denmark was again at war with Sweden, the two countries fought a naval battle off Kolberge Heath, with Christian himseif present on the leading Danish battleship, called the Trefoldighed (which means “the Trinity"). The battle was indecisive, but Cristian was wounded, losing the sight of one eye. Christian was to become the most popular King the Danes ever had, and got his name into the Danish royal national anthem written in 1780 (one of the oldest national anthems in the world) — Kong Christian stod ved hojen mast, "King Chistian stood by the lofty mast” But, whatever we think of him as 2 man he left us some lovely coins! PETER MORRIS Dealer in Coins & Medals PAL BUYING and SELLING Coins, Medals, me Banknotes and Antiquities Dake tn ae eres) a, ee eda oe SET Reemtg re lists erie fineman@hotma MEDAL NO: 87 LE Colao UCL) OKEUR GET |ANKNOTES LISTING UPDATED GB COINS NO: 65 ANCIENTS NO: 16 (FOREIGN COINS: 13 PLUS NOTES: 20) etal! 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Mr Carey said: “Iam delighted that the new £50 will celebrate the UK's Contribution to science, There is a wealth of individuals whose work has shaped how we think. about the world and who continue to inspire people today. Our banknotes are an opportunity t0 celebrate the diversity of UK society and highlight the contributions ofits greatest citizens. My. colleagues and I look forward to heating from the public as they think science and put forward their nominations” Members of the public have six weeks to nominate a historical character who has contributed to science and influenced UK society, They could have worked in any field of science including, astronomy, biology, bio-technology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, medical research, physics, technology or zoology. ‘The Governor has also announced the appointment of four experts in the field of science to the Banknote Character Advisory Committee. They will join the permanent members on the Committee in creating a shortlist from the range of characters put forward by the public. The Governor will then make a choice from the shortlist and the final {decision will be announced in 2019 alongside a concept design for the new note. ‘Who would you nominate? Our suggestion would be Mary Anning (let), Palacontologist, who helped shape our knowledge of the prehistoric world. The closing, date for nominations is December Id'so go on-line to www:bankofengland.co.uk/thinkscience and submit your suggestion, ‘Grand Watermelon’ note brings over $2 Million World War Il BMA pound Tr the Stack’s Bowers Galleries auction of | F@AlS@S £13,200 October 25, aohich offered Part 11 of the Jol IR, Anerson Collection of US Paper Money, the Sata oa ght of the evening toas the “Holy Grail” se currency, the note voted t0 the top spot iv Q. David Bowers and David Sundin 100 Greatest American Cursency Notes. The Grand Watermelon” Treasury Note, graded About It soas the “Anderson example of the 1890 $7,000 New 50 by PCOS Currency is one of only to Fr. 3790 notes in frst note to cross the milion mark Tater in Stack’ Bowers Galeries ng 82.08 Oneal! Part I ofthe Joel R.A the rms Offical Part IV ofthe Anderson Collection wil eer tac Sas | ron no he ry Bowers Galleries Official Curroncy Auction ofthe Whitman Coin & Collectibles Spring | Fone jon steed Cat in the mab entlegve Expo n Baltimore. For more information visi aaastacktomers.com Spink’s October sale: a BMA 2 with BULGARIA eee terre (, S83060). Bt it Spot the spelling mistake any ofthe 25 such notes prepared c. 1943, Tht om Ofer bore te magi serial 392 OOOO. Secon AN any Banknote Nevs reader spot the spelling mistake inthe illustrated US | 9" ie ser Treasury $1,000 gold certificate of 1882 (Fr-1216, P-263)? If you failed to sew it | & Boling comment in thir ok World War IL immediately that is not surprising clespite it being in large font ancl smack bang | Remembered British Miiry Authority (BMA) inthe centre of the not, It appears US collectors alongwith the Treasury stat, | ™f6 ase i erating lode ary have overlooked it for 138 years. Peter Huntoon and Doug Murray “discovered” it | No more is this apparent than in the story beltind recently while scanning nofeproofson theSmithsonian website, They havededuced | !€, BMA pounds overprintel “BULGARIA wing error onthe original plate ast is present on all the $1,000 gold | “GREECE” and “FRANCE”. Just 100 of th certificates produced forthe next 25 years. This includes the prints and issued notes | MOMS sere prepara: 25 for exch of Bulearia nd including countersigned and non-countesigned varieties, From the engraving plate | (i a Teas the ertormusthavebeen transferred tothe dies and thence tothe subject plates used | ote BMA pons the eter “2” bcd for printing up uni 1906—with eight diferent signature combinations involved, | sera pra, Note 39% 00000 is hence the st Spotted it yet? If not, have a very careful look at the central banner. It reads “One | 2 of the series. What the purpose behind these ‘Thonsand Dollars". And that's bias fir oe issue, Be that as it n came graded eo 08 at ae palit found acto home for £13,200 WWI rarity: BMA £1 BULG 382 000001 (P-Mibb; S-B. 3060). About New i fitchod it was an engi © them from December 2018 Cow News 74LATEST ISSU Ro a reel Rear eae emi Ae MUTT AAG N | SWAZILAND (eSWANTI) In recent yeas there have boon several changes to the note issue ofthe Central Bank of Swaziland (CBS) orather the new name decreed forthe nation by King Mswati Il during hisbithvay celebrations ‘99 Api 19,2018, the Cental Banko Sant (CB), They areal variations of te Gesecke and Devrent Iiybid series of 10,20, 5, 100 and 200 Emalangeni dated September 6 2010 of which I wrote of at the time Some modifications are more substantial than others thus cresting both new types and varices, Firstly musical chai in the government resulted in the unusual cicumstances of the two signatories swapping postions. Long standing (sine February 15, 2001) Minister for Finance Majoct Vincent Sithole became Governor of CBS om November 7 2013 replacing even longer standing since July 1, 1997) CBS Govemor Matin G Dlamini who oa November 72013 became Minister foe Finance Consequently pew 10,20 and 200 E dated January 7, 2014 and also» 20 dated September 6, 2017 (0 far no 50 oF old style 100 F with the change) ciculated and the subsequent issues mentioned below have the new signatuce structure, Swailand is only a small country (population und 1.3 milion) and Iblieve the signatories ar elated tthe royal family. ‘As welas the Emalangent, the South Afican Rand widely cgculates and the blue 10 and the blue 100 Rand were being confused, Consequently the 10 E was changed to green whilst dated September 6, 2013 was not released into ciculation anil aly 24 2017. As the currencies are at par ifthe green 10 Eis confused with the green 10 Randi doesnot present a problem: This not lso caries the commemorative insenipoon of "VISION 2122" which arose from a speech By the King in 2009 a the Commanvveath Fred of Government Meeting in Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago. His “vision” s that by 202 the standard of living in Swaziland would be in the top 10 percent ofthe “mealim human development group of countries” Otherwise there i no diferenco between the blue and the green 10 E which features King Mevrai ll 3t front let the national cost of arms at fron contre and nine princess ceremonial ate in a "kingship ceremony” on the back, iaving changed the colour ofthe 10 Eto green this presented a problem asthe 200 E dated 2010 and 2014 are also green, However, and this may partly explain the delay inthe green 10 E entering circulation, this was overcome by changing the colour ofthe 200 Eto an orange-brown which was ‘more in keeping with the orange 200 Rof South Arca. The 200 Einderwen other material changes and a the same ime a modified brown 100 E was Introduced, Whilst dated 2017, both these notes weer released in February 208, Even soit may wel be tha the 100 ant 200 wal be cmsed with each ‘other as with use they may well appears. These tivo notes introduce a name change ahead of the eSwantn onal name with the conventional heading onthe front of “Cental Bank of Swraciland” replaced with “Umotsholl Wemaswati” which T understand broadly translates a8 "Kingdom of the Suva” installing Svat a the sole Janguage on the font As mentioned CBS notes fr 2010 onivads are hybrid however i’ ikely thats different Giesecke & Deven hybrid is used for the 10 and 200 E Originally plastie/paper/ plastic sandwich arrangement now hes a lasts irwert ofan image o lon Whilst the C0 E of 2017 isa ist glance much the same ass 2010 predecessor there are dtnct differences with a rearrangement ofthe font although King Mowat Il complete with royal feathers ain his spot at front ft in a slighty mode! portrait whichis elose tote one used om the ToD and 200 forthe King’s 4th Bia commemoratvesn 2008 Its brown colouring and background pattems ae stronger and more extensive, the centre design which featres the national coat of arms, the signattres and the payments clause ave now repositioned ard thee fs now a lak image ‘ofa lions head above the window For the back the design elements ar virtually the same ais predecewor with three of the Big Five animals, elephant, on and thinoceos lowers, a bird, the CBS logo and the inscription “God is our Soure” which has appeared on CBS notes since 2001 are retained ut se rearanged, An addition tothe Deck isa shel, spears and a knobkertic club the bass ofthe atonal coat of arms, which appeared on the front of the superseded 100 Ean snow replaced thy the window containing the Hom Inthe cae of the 200 of 2017 changes to the front in comparison with the old 200 Fare cssentally the same asthe changes tothe 100 F of 2017 except of course for the dramatic elo shit from the green to an orange-brown. There is however a completely new bock notwithstanding i does retain some common design kates, Instead of dominant thatched Fhts and a Swot warrior with smaller images of goats anda rocky outcrop onthe 2010 type, there isthe dosinant head ofa cow, several village Ruts (rence ofthe fs 20 Entodced in 1988 as «commemorative for the 0th anniversary’ of independence), Se locals twe goats witha rocky outcrop inthe background, In addition te CBS coat of arms is repositioned ad the Shie, spears and knobherrie club seloeated fom the font. ‘King Mswat Il provides the watermark and Ono security dots are present for each valu. The Vision 2022 10 Eas a pore registration of 10" a windowed malic security tea with BERRI] w irscripsin of "Ceteal Bank of Swatland”, embecded coloured fibres snd a gen and rey band to he right with repetitions of "0 'ss mentioned for the 10 and 200 F theres small window eth the tine of on and the latent image ofa lion's head contain the inal "SZ." which isthe international currency code forthe Hangen (plural emalangei A broad inferupted motion secunty thread contains repetitions of either “100 CBS” or "200 CBS". A panel onthe back contains he Tas thre igi of the serial number which i Gisecke& Devrient hallmark In recent series tration tactile horzota rs on each se son the Vision 202210 E asst the visually impaited. For the 2017 100 and 200 E however a diferent arrangement of a knobkerrie club Reverting to the traditional names from Anglicised colonial anes snot unusual in post | independence Africa, For example, Bechuanaland became Botswana, Rhodesia changed back 1 Zimbabye land Nyasaland to Mala The angie Swaziland is not as fr removed from the traditional «Swank but nevertheless the change is nov in place, Lam still waiting fr the Central Bank of eSwant 2018 sues 0 BERT | far only a 100 and 200 but doubess other vas wil follow, Itmay be some ime before stocks ofthe 100 rnd 200 of 2017 are exhaust Arr rer cae a) Trevor Wilkin can be contacted at: PO Box 182 reer! Peta reat mou en Natanettcin}i The Collectors’ Auctioneers British and World Banknotes age Drnsaie se Barkno ohn paasprtng OTe mcr elma Seen incredible serial number 1 Reserve Bank of India, 1000 Rupees, Karachi, scarce location of issue Consignment Deadline: 5 March 2019 Should you wish to sell a single note or an entire collection, please email banknotes@dnw.co.uk 1B) ».4 www.dnw.co.uk NOONAN Cum oas OCs Pm aa 8BQ MA sit) 33 aCe ea PANEL)(ee omict=00ln MARTIN MacDEVITT The Hundred Pound note that never was... Part | of a review of the Central Bank of Ireland's B Legal Tender Notes 1976-93 I the late 1960s the Central Bank of Ireland began to consider the question of the modernisation of its Legal Tender Note issue in use since 1928. This eventually lead the introduction of the B Series Legal Tender Notes commencing in 1976, The six denominations up to £100 were to be replaced by a new design of smaller modern notes. In the event, the highest denomination to enter circulation was the £50 note, with the £100 note being cancelled at an advanced stage. The B Series £100 is legendary among collectors of Irish paper money. Little was known about it, until the Central Bank of Ireland Archives recently became available to researchers. Background to the design of the B Series In December 1971 the Central Bank of Ireland advertised intention in the national press in Ireland to commission the design of a new series of Legal Tender Notes, and invited Fig. 1. A mockup submited by Sercicon othe Central Bank of Tread ‘Aligust 1972, The so-called Sia McKenna noe, ahich used the Irish acs asa model forth portrait Whilst the oral design was broadly ‘ccepabl, the porta devign oa reste. Note the old syle nambering Syste, asedon A Series notes. Alco note the date of10.9.79 mirroring the first date on A Series nots, 109.28, Fig. 2. Te reoerseof the 1979 mee showing the mp of Ireland, base on the earest xn example ofa map of he sad, datin fom 1567, 74 Cow News parte erase aera eee ee i eee a reflec Teh tue Anadvsory committee was formed consisting ofsix members, distinguished in design snd artistic cies, pls the Covemor tnd Seeeary ofthe Conral Bank of lance The sx members sree Mis FH. Boland, Sr Basil Goulding, Me Paul Hogan, Mi oer eee [After consideration ofall submissions the advisory commitice ec ie lee eae ‘make further submissions, From thes, Servicon Planning and Design was chose agraip mace up fvetntiritanle Mitel Biggs Pack Fickey an Hogan, Richard Hurley and Sean peek eee Se | Brendan Delaney inting Manager they would develop te B cesta Tia et een yee sizes pupcoed by Hn eta tear ere EL, 1A x70 5/15 x 72am £10,150 7s 20, 1557 Sm, E016) x SOs, 10,10 x en Te esters aid atthe etacs arc baed on Seeger eae aa ee Exch denomination fstured 9 peri in Irish history and fet peceiber ue ih actylee atin wcocitd i the porta and a symbol associated withthe porta inthe ea eae areca eee eee ee ee ee eae eater eee ee ee eae ae ee ete teat nae "The first four denominations were completed by 1980, The £50 1d E100 designs were then developed togethes withthe 50 ote ee a NOT eee eee eat oe aca The E100 note wae planned for completion argund 198, eae eae a eee Reapers ate cre Dee ear tera gare eee gen Sse eee cea eee eee ere ie ee ea eee ea Stko bing considered. This led eventually tothe mach smaller Series bancotes replacing the B Series commencing in 1972 sousbinacom December 2018Fig. 3. A compte mock-up submitted aso cromalin poof probably x [Navwner 1982 presents ew porta, more fn Rpg wit the Central Bank of treland team wate. Hoover, he portrait eld til require lot of work ‘The £100 note design theme “The theme ofthe £100 note covers a period in Irish history of, approximately 150 years from circa 1530, the start of the English ‘conquest of Ireland, through to 1691, the flight of the “Wild ‘Goese” when some of the Catholic Irish lords went into exile along with their soldiers and extended families and followers, Which resulted in the removal ofthe gaelic lish aristocracy. Servicon’s vision of the £50 and £100 was that they stood apart from the other denominations as they were les frequently used. They were more commonly seen in rural areas, at cattle markets and the like, The persons and activities depicted on the notes were therefore chosen to reflec the people—folk heroes. Music became the choice for the £3) note, and the people themselves, the choice for the £100. Pig. 4 fl design made likely fom April 1988 shows a mutch more ‘ampltebanont, closet what the actual nok wuld have looked Tike The overlap of he wid ees othe merle oe fo Be roca os the ont ship tothe lof the porta. The portrait a0 tons tobe alters tone ‘ofa sinilar design, ss ofa fen, dls Fig. 5. The reverse land te spelling of fo"Ulser” aon te 1884 model showing the wild gese om te numeral, ‘oachtcarecel to “Conaght” and “Ulster” corrected targa ofthe map. December 2018 swrniche anknote feature ‘The design elements of the £100 note The choice for the portrait was a legendary chieftain from the Elizabethan ers, Grace. O'Malley, Grsinne Ni Mhool in Tish, known as Grondaile. Grdinne Nf Mhaol was used for her signature on the note. She was chosen t0 represent the Irish people in general as he had grown to become a folk hero. Her Eymbol isthe ships she commanded, and is based on a carrack. design from a 1638 map of Ireland by Gerard Mercator (1512~ 94). twas commented on later in 198, by Anne Chambers, an expert on Grantaile, that although accurate forthe period, the OMalleys’ ships would have been galleys rather than Spanish style carracks. Wild geese ly through the £100 on the font, and sea birds fly and nest in the £100 on the reverse (the geese were later moved tothe reverse) ‘The background underlay is composed of signatures from «Petition of the House of Commons in T640 a contemporary petition signed by many irish people. It was changed from the Packground originally ubmitied on the fist design in 1973 ‘which was taken from an “undistinguished” poem in ish about rami, the original of which i the Jon Rylands Library. University of Manchester The background of signatures was found to be unsuitable and reverted tothe orginal poem inthe final design stages around 1986. Although Sericon frvured the tse ofthe signatures background, the Central Bankcof land did not, parly Because i took too much from the “gacienss” ofthe ‘ote being in English, and also they svere considered to be £00 Freavy an influence on the overal desig. ‘A full mock-up of the note, submited by Servicon to the cert are eked 0 eee eee 2 was broadly acceptable to the Governtr and General Manager of the Curmency Iue Dept, It shows all of the major design ements in place except the signature. The portrait this mock tip was based on Siobhén MeKenna (1923-86), leading Irish Stage and screen actress. This portal was rejected by the Central Bank of Ieand for several reasons, one being that the portrait of Grace O'Malley should not be based on a wellknown ving person. Ifa model was used forthe portrait then she should be 5nonymods. The second ship on the might would be removed, and the Background scrip would be changed in he Final version in1997 Reverse of the £100 ‘The reverse ofthe banknote, pictured in figure 2, features a genealogical map of Irland, with the localities of family names, The map represents the unity of Ireland. Itis based on the 1567 map of “Hibernia: Insula non procul ab Anglia vulgare Hirlandia vvocata’ by John Goghe, the earliest known map of the island of Ireland. An original of this map is in the National Archives in. London. ‘The reverse was largely acceptable from the initial stages of the design. However, there were some significant corrections, to be made, most notably in the spelling of CONACHT and ULSTER, which should have used old spellings as on the original: CONAGHT and ULSER. These corrections have been made in. the later mock-up seen in figure 5. Other symbols on the note: The Wild Geese ‘The omamentation of the geese on the £100 numerals represents the "Flight of the Wild Geese” from Ireland at the tend of the Jacobite-Willimite war. This refers to the exile ofthe Irish forces lead by Patrick Sarsfeld, Farl of Lucan, loyal to the Stuart King James Il Sarsfeld had held off the army of William, (of Orange during the siege of Limerick in August-October 1691, after William’ earlier victories inthe Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and at the battle of Aughrim in July 1691. As part of the Treaty of Limerick on October 3, 1691, the peace agreement allowed Sarsfield’s forces with their arms and banners and along with their families the option of sailing to France to join James I i exile. It also gave guarantees of safety to the Catholic Lords and population who remained in Ireland. Ithad the effect of removing, ‘8 poweetul force of Catholic Irish soldiers and theie leaders from, the field on the island of Ireland, leaving the Catholic aristocracy Cow News 75Banknote feature Fig. 6. The and their followers who remained largely atthe mercy of the Williamits Early comment on the designs ‘Opinions and suggestions on the new designs were proffered by several persons. The most noteworthy were those of Senator John M. Kelly, a member ofthe Irish Senate forthe Cultural and Educational Panel from 1969 to 1973, He was elected to the Dail (lrish Parliament) laterin 1973 and went on tohold two ministries ‘and the post of Attomey General of Ireland. ‘Senator Kelly took a keen interest inthe design ofthe B Series Legal Tender Notes, ant his comments in particular were related tothe €50and £100 denominations, Having wen thefirst proposed designs of the new notes, the Senator wrote to. K. Whitaker, ‘Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland in a letter dated January 12, 1973 with his comments on the new designs, which were ‘generally very positive. He suggested adding English language To the reverse of the notes, asthe initial proposed designs were in Irish only. He also questioned the provenance of the “Gaelic” script used on the notes, and suggested using an older form of Irish language spelling. With reference tO the £100 specifically, he suggested substituting a portrait of Daniel Connell for Grace O'Malley (this is an interesting. suggestion considering, that Daniel ‘O'Connell ended up on the C Series £20 note, some 19 years later), that O Malley was not a very significant figure tothe same clegree as those featured in the other portraits ofthe B Series He pointed out that O'Connell was both asociated with Irish Banking (having founded the National Bank of Ireland in 1935), and wasa world figure in his own, lifetime. The senator also noted that women were represented already on the £1 note Governor Whitaker’s reply accepted some ‘of Senator Kelly's suggestions, and some of them were subsequently incorporated into the final issued notes. Whitaker agreed. that the notion of having Irish only on the notes should be reconsidered. The issue would be to avoid “mutilating” the gaelic tone of designs in the process English language was subsequently added on the reverse of the banknotes inlater design revisions, which served to maintain the gaelic fee! of the designs on the face. Although Whitaker agreed on the question of using an older form of Trish spelling, the modern form was retained in the final designs Whitaker did not “feel much enthusiasm” for the use of Grace O'Malley on the £100 note However, he argued that changing, this portrait would also necessitate 76 Coin News changing the back design, thus removing the 16th century map and upsetting the overall theme. He mentioned the notion of using. more agreeable person from the same era than Grace O”Malley, though without suggesting any person. Senaior Kelly added further ina leter of January 30,1973 that Grace O'Malley “ether hanged her husband orallowed someone else to do so”, and that her significance is “purely picturesque”. ‘As an alternative 16th century figure to which the ship and reverse map would equally apply, he suggested Hugh O'Neill (€1550-1616), Earl of Tyrone, noting him as an Ulsterman, who ‘was the last “great chief of the old order” 4 sugestons fr the portrait prepared by Bradbury Wilkinson fy March 1983. Chronology of development and portrait design problems Little progress was made on the £100 note whilst the £50 note ‘was being worked on intensively up to its launch in November 9R2. The development ofthe £100 note was also slowed by on- going difficulties with the design, particulary the portrait, and Ako by misgivings about the need for and desirability of the denomination. ‘There had been an on-going issue about the portrait, in that a satisfactory design could tbe arrived at. Work progressed inthe early 1980s on getting the portrait design to an acceptable stage. The portrait went through several design revisions in an effort to achieve the effect that the Central Bank of Ireland wanted, that (fa strong confident symbol representing the women of Ireland, and in keeping with the era represented by the theme of the ‘note. Some of the stages ofthe portrait design development are lustated in igure 4, Sand 6 ‘After considerable reworking of the portrait, a ‘Print likely produced in November 1982 (Figure 3) shows the stage of development ofthe £100 mote around the fie of the launch of he £50 Contemporary comment on this print was that the font design Was too clttered, with the background underlay of signatures and ship ‘being too prominent relative to the portal ‘The portzait itself, was considered as too “twentieth century” in style and not in keeping with the 16th century theme ofthe ‘ote, and it was commented that with the headband the figure looked more like a modern tennis player than a 16th cent