吉朗錢幣社會慶祝60年的富裕歷史

當托尼·阿爾索普（Tony Alsop）談論吉朗（Geelong）豐富的錢幣歷史時，他的眼睛睜大了。硬幣，紙幣和專門設計的獎牌是ALSOP國際和當地歷史的途徑，他們可以又一個故事推出一個故事。

TONY Alsop’s eyes light up when he talks about Geelong’s rich numismatic history.

當托尼·阿爾索普（Tony Alsop）談論吉朗（Geelong）豐富的錢幣歷史時，他的眼睛睜大了。

Coins, paper money and specially designed medals have served as an avenue to international and local history for Alsop who can roll out one story after another.

硬幣，紙幣和專門設計的獎牌是ALSOP國際和當地歷史的途徑，他們可以又一個故事推出一個故事。

The former president of 20 years and member of about 40 years is the glue of the Geelong Numismatic Society, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary tomorrow (Saturday, February 22) as part of the Western Money Fair Geelong.

前20年的前任主席和大約40年的成員是吉朗錢幣學會的膠水，該協會將慶祝明天（2月22日，星期六）慶祝其成立60週年，這是西方貨幣公平吉朗的一部分。

The event will feature Australian and international coins, banknotes, stamps and postal numismatic covers as well as accessories, collectibles and valuations.

該活動將以澳大利亞和國際硬幣，鈔票，郵票和郵政資金封面以及配件，收藏品和估值為特色。

There will also be a book sale and craft trade with entry $2.

還將有一個書籍銷售和手工藝品交易，報名$ 2。

“It’s a wonderful thing because we learn so much about history that we probably don’t learn in schools now,” Alsop, 84, said.

84歲的阿爾索普（Alsop）說：“這是一件很棒的事情，因為我們學到了很多關於歷史的知識，以至於我們現在可能不在學校學習。”

“We’ve had our highs and lows. In the early days, we had 40 to 50 members and then we dropped down to probably 10.

“我們的高潮和低點。在早期，我們有40至50名成員，然後下降到大概10名。

“Then we made a conscious effort to go out and recruit people and especially younger people and females, so we’re not an old man’s club, which is very important.”

“然後，我們有意識地努力出去招募人，尤其是年輕人和女性，因此我們不是一個老人的俱樂部，這非常重要。”

There are about 40 members, ranging from a couple of teenagers to those in their 80s.

大約有40名成員，從幾個青少年到80多歲的青少年。

So what keeps the young members interested in a world where card payment is increasingly being favoured over cash and coins?

那麼，是什麼讓年輕成員對越來越多的現金和硬幣偏愛卡的世界感興趣呢？

“Well, probably the advent of the colour $2 coins,” Alsop said.

“好吧，可能是顏色2美元硬幣的出現，”阿爾索普說。

“It’s something they collect for $2 each and then they get the bug and they build on it and eventually get away from that and get into real numismatics.”

“這是他們每人2美元的收集的東西，然後他們得到了錯誤，然後將其建立在基礎上，最終遠離它並陷入真正的錢幣學。”

The Geelong Numismatic Society meets on the fourth Friday of each month to exchange ideas and information and are glad to welcome visitors and new members.

吉朗錢幣協會在每個月的第四個星期五開會，以交換想法和信息，並很高興歡迎遊客和新成員。

The Western Money Fair Geelong will be held at Belmont Uniting Church from 10am to 3pm.

西方貨幣博覽會吉朗將於上午10點至下午3點在貝爾蒙特聯合教堂舉行。