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2012

January

Grading paper money + The Islamic revolution of Iran: its effects on currency + The British Empire’s
Military General Service Medal and the Canadian citizen-soldier of the War of 1812 + New coin recalls the birth of Canadian nationalism + The wheat
sheaf returns + Glossary

February

Reflecting the times + Early Bengal Presidency rupees of the East India Company – Part 1: Historical context + Money and the Chinese New Year:
A centuries-old tradition +

Napoleon III : the French vampire + The 2012 edition of the World Money Fair: Faster – Higher – Stronger +

Now available in digital format +
United States celebrate icons with
coins + Glossary

March

1858: The birth of the Canadian dollar + Remembering the Titanic + Early
Bengal Presidency rupees of the East India Company – Part 2: The rupees + 2012 Native American Dollar + More technical information on Canadian niobium coins + Bionics honoured + Glossary

May

1870: The first coinage of the
Dominion of Canada + The Vikings + Bryson, Graham & Co., Ottawa’s greatest store! (1870-1953) +

A charming little numismatic puzzle + Another jubilee coin + Design of the new 20-dollar note revealed +

A fourth silver coin available at face
value + Sold-out! + Glossary

April

A type collection of the Canadian
1-cent coin + Visible anti-counterfeiting devices introduced on Canadian coins + Australia salutes animal-athletes + Dragons + A medal leads to a journey
of discovery + New coin holders finally resolve a decades-old problem + Glossary

June

Abbé Piere celebrated + The coinage

of 1902 + The Royal Canadian Mint announces a series of five commemorative circulation coins celebrating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 + The coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II + New series is shaping up + The Summer Games + Happy birthday! + Glossary + Scotland issue commemorative note

September

Fun coins + Funding the War of 1812 + Gold rushes + Glossary

July/August

Farewell  to the “penny”+ Caveat Liceratur - Bidding at numismatic auctions + The man who slept in the Library of Parliament + Book review: La monnaie en circulation sous Napoléon + Ho Chi Minh Trail consumer-goods coupons + Complementary currency in Calgary + Convex coin reaches for the stars + RCNA 2012: A resounding success! + Coronation medal puzzle: RESOLVED! + Glossary

October

1937: A year of change + Castles and palaces + The funeral of S. J. Major + The rise and fall of an emperor + Glossary

November/December

Beware of the creep! + Book review: Répertoire général des monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1793) + Vignettes of Santa Claus + A numismatic adventure on the Boston transit system + Benjamin Franklin: Philadelphia’s Renaissance man + Numismatic story end on a high note + A proud moment + Another jubilee year + Glossary