Five-Shilling Pieces May Be Distributed In New Zealand
WELLINGTON, Last Night (PA).— An appeal to the Government not to allow 200,990 flve-shilling pieces "W struck in London for the Royal visit ~ to be melted down was made today by the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand.
Associated with the president of the society, Mr- Alan Sutherland, and the president of the Christchurch branch, Mr. L. J. Dale, in the appeal was Mr. Harold Mattingly, world authority on numismatics, who Is visiting New Zealand.
There was some doubt as to whether the crowns would be melted down now that the Royal tour had been postponed. Mr. Sutherland said tonight. He stated that the design of the coin was of a general nature. There was no specific reference to the Royal visit except the date. It was the practice of other countries such as England and South Africa to issue crown pieces periodically, and that struck for the Royal visit to South Africa had also had a general design. The society had asked *.hat the coins be brought to Mew Zealand and distributed. Brief reference was made to the crowns by Mr. Mattingly when addressing a meeting of ihe society tonight. He expressed the hope that they would be saved.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 30 November 1948, Page 4
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