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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
2009
Programme
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January
5th |
Society
Auction |
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February 2nd |
Unnoficial Farthings in Wales by Alan Cox |
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March 2nd |
Roman Provincial
Coinage in Moesia and Thrace by Rodney Hudson |
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April 6th |
Society
Auction |
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May 11th |
Illustrated
Talk by Stephen Aitken |
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June 1st |
Illustrated Talk
by David Hall |
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July 6th |
Society
Auction |
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August
3rd |
Exhibition Night |
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September 7th |
Annual General Meeting |
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October
5th |
Society
Auction |
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November 2nd |
The
Commonwealth of England by Anthony Halse |
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December 7th |
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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