HOW COINS ARE MADE.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1924, Page 2

HOW COINS ARE MADE.

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j The Ne 1 Ilt-aland committee of the British Empire Exhibition has reeeiv--lid some interesting particulars eon--1 cerning exhibits, etc., which are to be 1 provided. i A MODEL MINT. I Visitors to the British Empire Exhibition next year will have the opportunity of seeing how coin of the. realm is made. A special display Itas been arranged by the authorities of the Royal -Mint to illustrate the methods and processes required in the production of both coins and medals, the making of the die, the vital part of the coiner’s craft, is demonstrated with a large working model, together with the making of the copy in steel of the required size. I The exhibits will include a complete series of British naval and military | medals, impressions of the great seal 1 0 f England from the-earliest times, and a display of existing coinage of the Kntj ire, including examples from the branch mints at Perth, Alelbouriie, Ottawa and Pretoria. I history of coinage. The romantic story of well-known coins such as the sovereign, florin, and penny, will he told from tneir earliest appearance down to the present da>, including Alatindav money, the old “cartwheel” pennies. AVhat was the origin of the Immortal designs of St. George and the Dragon and Brittannia ? The answer will he found at the Royal Alint exhibit. Keepsakes from the coining presses will be obtainable at small cost, and those who wish to take home a more elaborate souvenir will he able to choose from the group of plaquettes symbolising London as the Capital of the Empire. NOVEL MEANS OF TRANSPORT. So vast is the area covered hv the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley that special transport facilities have had to be arranged under the grounds. There are fifteen miles ol roads in the exhibition, and the transport will include a “never stop ’ railway, a “roadrail" system, and a fleet of electric ears. The first is on the principle of the escalator, which many New Zealanders will remember on the underground railways in London. The loadrail system, it is claimed, solves a problem which has confronted railway engineers for many years. It will be a specially interesting subject to engineers. AAI USEAIF.NTS. The lighter side of the exhibition is m.t being neglected, and the Amusements Park will be three times the size of the largest- at present existing in England. The capital value of the services was originally e-timated at €600,000, hut when all is complete will he nearer a million jKHiuds. Iho world's principal showmen have already taken concessions. The attractions will include a giant switchback anil two long cave water rides.