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On Thursday 2 May 2013, a British Empire Medal awarded to Vernon Harold Sellwood for bravery in the Auxiliary Fire Service in 1941 was stolen from the D-Day Museum in Portsmouth. His name is engraved along the edge of the medal. Any information relating to this theft would be gratefully received....
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Winston Churchill to grace the new £5Tues, 30 April 2013
We won't get it for a while but when we do the new £5 note will bear the face of Sir Winston Churchill - arguably one of the finest, and most recognisable of all Britons.
The new note, which won't grace our purses, wallets or ATMs until 2016, will feature the face of "Winnie"...
The Mighty HoodMon, 29 April 2013
Happy Birthday to us!
I MAKE no excuses for writing this month’s Editorial as one long “congratulations” to Token Publishing Ltd (and myself if I’m honest), as this month (April 2013—it may be the May issue but we are always a little ahead of ourselves) marks no less than 30 years since...
Sad lossWed, 24 April 2013
It is with great sadness that we report the death of one of the UK’s most popular medal dealers, Fred Walland. Fred was a well known face at many leading fairs and in particular the Britannia Medal Fair which he originally founded with Malcolm and Jeannie Gordon. A pioneer of the hobby of medal...
Astrology and the ancientsThurs, 18 April 2013
Happy Birthday to us!
I MAKE no excuses for writing this month’s Editorial as one long “congratulations” to Token Publishing Ltd (and myself if I’m honest), as this month (April 2013—it may be the May issue but we are always a little ahead of ourselves) marks no less than 30 years since...
Medal Theft in GleadlessWed, 3 April 2013
South Yorkshire Police have informed us of a large collection going missing from a house in Gleadless, Sheffield in March - the collection, which includes Victorian campaign (NGS, MGS, Mutiny, Crimea and more) right up to WWII is beginning to appear on the market now and the police are asking us...
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Coin News
In this issue:
- Our 30th anniversary
Through the decades in pictures - The Zodiac on Ancient coinage
An ancient science revered - Northumbria’s Sceattas and Stycas
Issues from a renowned kingdom
Medal News
In this issue:
- The latest Operational Honours & Awards
The newly gazetted announcements - Kendal’s roll of honour
A town’s fallen newly recorded - Afghanistan Operations
A retrospective look over ten years