NEW BOOK: NEW ZEALAND MEDALS 1939-40

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The E-Sylum: Volume 23, Number 36, September 6, 2020, Article 5

NEW BOOK: NEW ZEALAND MEDALS 1939-40

Martin Purdy writes:

"After compiling several printed catalogues of New Zealand commemorative medals and challenge coins, the team from the Royal Numismatic Society of NZ that I'm part of has adopted a new approach for the next couple of projects on its list: updates to Leon Morel's catalogue of NZ commemorative medals 1865-1940 (2nd ed. 1996, Supplement 2000) and to the MacMaster/Purdy catalogue of post-1940 NZ commemorative medals (2nd ed. 2014) will now be published in sections and made available in digital form as soon as we finish each one.

Part 1 of the Morel project is now complete - it covers just the 1939-40 NZ Centennial items but runs to over 100 pages, thanks to some introductory bits and pieces, and quite generous spacing to allow room for still more discoveries! Subsequent chapters of "Morel 3" and also "MacMaster/Purdy 3" will follow as we finish them, but this is at least a start after a few years in preparation."

Thanks. Here's the announcement. -Editor

Leon Morel Catalogue (3rd edition, Part 1) now available

Part 1 of the 3rd edition of Leon Morel's catalogue of NZ commemorative medals 1865-1940 is now available. This section covers the issues produced in 1939-40 for the Centennial and Centennial Exhibition, and expands greatly on the listings previously included by Leon in his 2nd edition and Supplement.

Each chapter will be made available online as a colour PDF and can be downloaded at no cost. Feel free to share them (with due acknowledgement for the RNSNZ as publisher please), but note they are not intended either for sale or resale.

Collect your copy from www.RNSNZ.org.nz/collector-info/catalogues

Further parts will be added once ready, and Part 1 of the updated MacMaster/Purdy catalogue of post-1940 medals (covering the 2010-2019 decade) is expected to follow before the end of the year.

Let us know of any errors, omissions or new discoveries. One advantage with electronic publishing is that we can update whenever necessary and make a new version available for downloading. It may pay to look in on the "catalogues" folder periodically to make sure the versions you have are the most recent.

Martin Purdy
martin_lists@yahoo.com

Wayne Homren, Editor

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