Melbourne Numismatic Society Meeting 14th March 2019
Our March meeting will be held on Thursday 14th of March from 8-10pm at the usual venue – Box Hill... Read more »
Melbourne Numismatic Society Meeting February 14th 2019
Our February meeting (the first for the year – note NO JANUARY MEETING!) will be held on Thursday 14th of... Read more »
Advice for the New Collector
So you have developed an interest in coins, banknotes, medals or badges and want to know what to do next.... Read more »
Melbourne Numismatic Society December 2018 Meeting
Our December meeting will be held on Thursday 13th of December from 8-10pm at the usual venue – Box Hill... Read more »
Melbourne Numismatic Society November 2018 Meeting
The November Meeting will be held from 8-10pm on Thursday 8th at the usual venue – Box Hill Community Arts... Read more »
Melbourne Numismatic Society October 2018 Meeting
The October Meeting will be held from 8-10pm on Thursday 11th at the usual venue – Box Hill Community Arts... Read more »
Melbourne Numismatic Society September Meeting
The September Meeting will be held from 8-10pm on Thursday 13th at the usual venue – Box Hill Community Arts... Read more »
Melbourne Money Expo
On the weekend of the 18th & 19th of August people from all over Victoria (and beyond) descended on the... Read more »
Melbourne Money Expo 18-19 August 2018
Australian Numismatic Dealers Association (ANDA) are putting on their Melbourne Money Expo on 18-19 August at Melbourne Park Function Centre,... Read more »
New Book Reveals the Stories Behind Australia’s Highest Military Decoration
Berwick based author Michael C. Madden has produced a remarkable book that collects the personal stories of 100 of Australia’s... Read more »
Volume 3, No. 1 of the VNJ is now available to Members through the NAV Website Member Page. In this... Read more »
Tom May Numismatic Articles Online
It’s amazing what a Google Search can reveal. While looking for items relating to the Max Stern Trophy I came... Read more »
The VNJ now available online.
All eight issues of the Victorian Numismatic Journal (VNJ) are now available on-line and available to members of the Melbourne... Read more »
The Cylinder Press and an English Civil War Shilling from York
Here is a small section from an article that appeared in the Australian Coin and Banknote Magazine for March 2018.... Read more »
New Australian $50 Note Design Revealed by Reserve Bank
On 15th February the Reserve Bank of Australia revealed the design for the new $50 note to be released in... Read more »
Coins From the Beginning of Islam
THE BEGINNING In AD 622 Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, moved from his home town, Mecca, to join his supporters... Read more »
Mrs. Fisher’s Halfpenny Token – Unique in the Australian Token Series
Tradesmans tokens were an important part of the currency mix in Australia during the middle of the 19th century. There... Read more »
Bills of Exchange/Sight Notes
Bills of Exchange are promissory notes that can be transferred to other holders. They were used extensively in the 19th... Read more »
A One In A Million Discovery
At an MNS April meeting in 2010 a member showed a common World War I service medal and some medallions... Read more »
United States Trade Dollars
After the Opium Wars in the 1840’s China was forced to open some of its territory to foreign trade. The... Read more »