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South Wales & Monmouthshire
Numismatic Society
Catchment area:
The Society is the only one in South Wales and draws
its membership from Swansea, Bridgend, Cardiff, Newport and the South Wales
valleys.
The South Wales and Monmouthshire Society was formed in 1958 and
in November, 1998 celebrated its 40th anniversary with a grand party and the
striking of a commemorative coin by Grunal the Moneyer showing on the obverse
the society emblem. The Society was formed at the National Museum of Wales at a
meeting chaired by the late George Boon, but soon moved to Newport where it has
remained ever since.
The society has sixty members and enjoys an annual
programme which consists of five or six lectures, quarterly auctions, an
inter-society quiz with our near neighbours Bath and Bristol Numismatic Society
for the Anthony Halse Shield, an open meeting for the public valuation and
identification of coins, tokens, medals and bank notes, a summer barbecue, and a
Christmas dinner.
Member’s interests range from Roman coins and history
which reflects the strong Roman influence at nearby Caerleon and Caerwent,
hammered coinage, patterns and proofs, medals, bank notes, and Welsh tokens and
paranumismatica.
Officers:
President: R. Hudson, Chairman: A.
Halse, Secretary: A.G. Cox, Treasurer: N.L. Cox
Auctioneer: M.
Stanton
2008
Programme
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January 7th |
Society
Auction |
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February 4th |
The British soldier of
1751 by Bill Cainan |
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March 3rd |
Repent at leisure: The
introduction of .500 silver by Graham Dyer |
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April 7th |
Society
Auction |
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May 12th |
Inter society quiz against
Bath & Bristol N.S. |
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June 2nd |
Roman Imperatorial
coinage by David Hall |
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July 7th |
Society
Auction |
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August 4th |
Exhibition Night |
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September 1st |
Annual General Meeting and
Members Evening |
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October 6th |
Society
Auction |
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November 3rd |
50th
Anniversary Lecture by Edward Besly |
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December 1st |
Social Evening and Fun
Auction |
Meetings for members and associates are held at the
Malpas Unionist Club, 349 Malpas Road, Newport. Starting
at 7.30pm for 8 o’clock on the first MONDAY of the month with the exception of
January and May which will be the second Monday.
New members, guests
and visitors are warmly welcomed at all meetings.
Subscriptions: Full £2
per annum, Juniors £1 - due 1st November
Contact Address: For further
details please contact the Chairman on 01633 413238 or the Secretary
on 029 20561564.
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