E-Sylum readers are experts on every numismatic topic under the sun. Please consider presenting at the upcoming 2023 American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money convention in Pittsburgh.
-Editor
2023 Theme: The Numismatics of Nation Building; Money, Medals, Tokens and National Identity
Symposium Overview:
The theme for this year focuses on how coinage, paper currency, medals and tokens have been used to
create, record and/or modify national identity since the ancient Greeks used their money to announce
the creation of new states, a phenomenon which continues to this day wherever new nations appear.
Presenters should focus on how numismatic objects record the ideals, events and art of a nation which
form national identity and illustrate the evolution of that identity over time. An example topic could
include: the production of a national coinage by the fledgling United States in order to create a national
identity, generate support for the new republic and to affirm its ideals.
Symposium Requirements:
Presentations will be in-person. Presenters are expected to have a PowerPoint or similar format digital slide
presentation. A computer and projector are provided - presenters are asked to provide their presentations
on a USB thumb drive.
Symposium Date and Time:
Wednesday, August 9, 2023 from 10am to 4:15pm. and will consist of four 1-hour presentations (45 to 50-
minute presentation, 10 to 15-minute Q&A) beginning at 10am.
Submission Guidelines:
If you wish to be a speaker at the symposium, please submit a summary of your lecture not to exceed 500
words. Each summary should contain an introduction, a brief discussion of the subject, and sources and
research method. Electronic submissions are preferred. The deadline for submission is June 2, 2023.
Submissions or questions should be sent to: Douglas Mudd at
mudd@money.org
Review Process:
Summaries will be reviewed and speakers chosen based on originality, persuasiveness and relevance to the
symposium topic. The four selected presenters will be notified by June 16, 2023.
Publication:
Lectures from the symposium may be published on the American Numismatic Association website
(money.org). Presenters must provide an electronic copy of their presentation prior to the symposium.
Presenters will receive a $250 honorarium and can attend the Sundman Lecture Luncheon free of charge.
Symposium Admission:
Free and open to all attendees of the ANA World's Fair of Money, the symposium will take place on
Wednesday, August 9, 2023.
Wayne Homren, Editor
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