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The inaugural Australasian
Numismatic Challenge is a trans-Tasman exhibition organised
by the Peel Region Numismatic Group, based in Mandurah, Western Australia. |
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| CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION |
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Entry into the Australasian Numismatic
Challenge implies acceptance of the rules, regulations and
conditions. |
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The Australasian
Numismatic Challenge is a team event, with one team of six
people (five adults, one youth) for each of the nine zones |
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Zone 1
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Western Australia
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Zone 2
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South Australia & Northern
Territory
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Zone 3
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Tasmania
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Zone 4
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Victoria
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Zone 5
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New South Wales
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Zone 6
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Australian Capital
Territory
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Zone 7
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Queensland
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Zone 8
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New Zealand North Island
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Zone 9
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New Zealand South Island
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| 4. ZONE NOMINATIONS |
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Each zone is to nominate
the five + one exhibits that are to be entered for their zone’s
participation in the Australasian Numismatic Challenge. |
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B |
The
five + one exhibits from a zone are each to be on a different
theme / topic. However, entries from different zones may be
on the same theme / topic as one or more other zones. |
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C |
Participation is open
to all lawful residents of Australia or New Zealand. Membership
of a numismatic club is not a requirement for participation in
the Australasian Numismatic Challenge. |
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D |
Participants
may only enter for the zone / state in which they reside. |
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E |
Exhibits cannot be entered in joint names, except for husband-wife
or de facto partner entries. |
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Each entrant must be the bona fide owner of every item in his, her
or their exhibit. |
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Each
entrant shall provide a description of his, her or their entry
for the catalogue. The
description is to be not less than 20 words and not more than 50
words. The Organising Committee reserves the right to edit descriptions. Descriptions
are to be provided by no later than Friday 20th August 2010. |
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An entry fee of $35 applies per Adult entry;
there is no charge for Youth entries. Entry
fees (and return postage, where applicable) must accompany each
entry form. |
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Applications from exhibitors will only
be accepted on the official entry form and within the appointed
time. All applications are to be received no later than Friday 20th August 2010. Applications are to be addressed to: |
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Australasian Numismatic Challenge Secretary |
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PO Box 1285 |
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MANDURAH WA 6210 |
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| CONDITIONS FOR EXHIBITS |
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With the exception of items that are valid
elements of an exhibit, exhibits shall not display or promote any advertising of services nor items
for sale or sought for purchase. |
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With the exception of items that are valid
elements of an exhibit, exhibits shall not promote or acknowledge any individual, organisation or thing. |
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In accordance with copyright and similar
legal requirements, exhibitors must acknowledge the sources of all research and reference materials. Acknowledgments
shall take the form of footnotes or an endnote. |
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The name or identity
of the exhibitor shall not appear on the displayed side of the
exhibit, except where required by Rule 11. |
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| DELIVERY AND RETURN OF EXHIBITS |
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A |
After receipt of the entry form and application fee, each exhibitor
will receive written notification of their frame or case allocation,
plus an official exhibition envelope for delivery of their exhibit. |
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B |
For Framed Banknote Exhibits, the exhibitor shall place the 16 pages
of their exhibit in the exhibition envelope
(with each page in a separate clear plastic protector - see Rule
17). |
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C |
For Cased Coin Exhibits, the exhibitor
may either: |
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(i) |
Place the exhibit in
the exhibition envelope; or |
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(ii) |
Place the exhibit in
a box and attach the exhibition envelope to the outside lid of
the box. |
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| 14. Exhibits
may be either hand-delivered or posted. |
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A |
Hand-delivered exhibits are to be delivered to the Exhibition Bin
Room between 10:00
am and 12 midday on Thursday 18th November
2010. |
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B |
Posted exhibits are
to be delivered in time to reach the Secretary by no earlier than Friday 29th October
2010 and no later than Friday 5th November
2010. |
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C |
Posted exhibits are to be delivered by Platinum Express Post (Australia
Post). |
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D |
Exhibits will be returned as soon as practicable after the close
of the Fair, in the manner directed by the exhibitor (if not collected
in person, then this must be by a traceable method, such as Platinum
Express Post). |
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E |
Sufficient return postage or a pre-paid self-addressed Platinum
Express Post bag must accompany the entry form if the exhibit is
to be returned by post. |
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F |
Where no instructions
are provided, or insufficient funds are received, regarding return
of an exhibit, the exhibitor shall be contacted
to determine suitable return arrangements. |
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| SECURITY AND INSURANCE |
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The
Organising Committee will take reasonable care of the exhibits
with which it is entrusted.
However, it declines all responsibility in the event of loss, theft
or damage during conveyance to/from the exhibition and at the exhibit. Exhibitors
are advised to arrange adequate insurance themselves. |
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| FORMAT OF EXHIBITS |
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For each zone, the Adult entries are to
comprise three Framed Banknote Exhibits and two Cased
Coin Exhibits, in accordance with Rule 11. The Junior entry from
each zone may be of either exhibit type. |
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| 17. Exhibit
Dimensions And Requirements |
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Framed Banknote Exhibits |
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(i) |
Each Banknote exhibit will be mounted for exhibition in a vertical
display frame, in 4 rows of 4 sheets, with pages in consecutive
order. A team appointed by the Organising Committee will conduct
the mounting. |
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(ii) |
Each Banknote exhibit is to be comprised of 16 pages, in portrait
format. Only the pages for exhibition are
to be submitted. |
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(iii) |
Each page is to be on white or light coloured sheets within the
range of 21 to 24 cm (horizontal width) and 26 to 29.7 cm (vertical
height). (Note: The dimensions are approximate
to a standard A4 page.) |
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(iv) |
Each page is to be covered with a clear plastic protector, open
at the side or top, but not both. (Note: An A4 sheet protector
is one option.) |
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(v) |
Page dimensions do not include the size of the plastic protector,
but the protector must fit closely around the page (i.e. within
several millimetres). |
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(vi) |
An entrant may seek approval from the Organising Committee to include
one or more oversize sheets as part of their exhibit.If approval is granted, each oversize sheet will be counted as 2
pages and is to be of A3 size, in landscape format: 42 cm (horizontal
width) and 29.7 cm (vertical height). Each oversize sheet is to be covered with a clear plastic protector,
open at the side or top, but not both. The protector must fit
closely around the page (i.e. within several millimetres). |
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Each exhibit page must bear the name and address of the exhibitor
on the reverse of each sheet (and not on the plastic protector). |
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Each exhibit page must
be consecutively numbered, in the order that the pages are to be
mounted, with the number printed on the reverse of each sheet (and
not on the plastic protector). |
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| B) Cased Coin Exhibits |
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Each Coin exhibit shall be mounted for exhibition in a lockable
glass-topped, metal-framed display case, measuring 85 cm x 55 cm
x 6 cm. |
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Each Coin exhibit shall be displayed in the locked display case,
in Landscape format, with the case elevated at the back / top by
5cm. |
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An appointed member of the Organising Committee shall retain the
keys for all display cases. |
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(iv) |
Each Coin exhibit must fit within its assigned display case and
contain some descriptive / explanatory text, but is otherwise generally
not required to conform to any particular format other than those
specified in the rules and regulations. |
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(v) |
No items or materials of any kind are to be placed outside a display
case. |
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(vi) |
Where practicable, Coin exhibit items are to bear the name and address
of the exhibitor on the reverse of individual items (such as printed
sheets). |
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Each Coin exhibit is to be accompanied by a legible plan, diagram
and/or series of photographs that clearly shows how the exhibit
is to be displayed. |
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The items of each Coin exhibit shall be mounted for exhibition in
accordance with the provided plan / diagram / photographs. A team
appointed by the Organising Committee will conduct the mounting. The Organising Committee recognises that some Cased exhibits may
require particular attention, to ensure that each is mounted as
the entrant intended. An entrant with a
Cased Coin Exhibit may request that they or their nominated representative
be permitted to mount their exhibit personally. Permission
may be granted at the discretion of the Organising Committee. Any
such request is subject to the following additional conditions: |
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The request must be made on the official Request Form and be submitted
with the entry form. |
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The requestor will be advised, in writing, of the Organising Committee’s
decision no later than Friday 10th September 2010. |
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If the request is granted, the entrant or nominated representative
will be allocated a maximum of one hour to mount the display. The
hour will be at a specified time between 12
noon and 4:00
pm on the afternoon of Thursday 18th November 2010. |
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The mounting must be completed within the allocated time. Additional
time will not be granted, even if the mounting is not completed. |
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The
entrant or their nominated representative will be supervised
during the allocated
hour by a neutral observer appointed by the Organising Committee. The
observer will not be permitted to assist in the mounting process
that he/she is appointed to observe. |
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| JURIES AND EVALUATION OF EXHIBITS |
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There will
be two jury teams, with each team comprising three jurors. One team
will evaluate Banknote exhibits; the other will evaluate Coin
exhibits. The Jury Chairman appointed
by the Organising Committee will oversee both jury teams. |
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The jury members and
Jury Chairman are not permitted to compete in the Australasian
Numismatic Challenge. |
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The decisions of the
jury teams and Jury Chairman are final and cannot be appealed or
contested |
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Evaluation
will be conducted at the frames / cases, assessing only the information
and items presented
for each exhibit. Entries will be evaluated
according to the Rating Criteria. |
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The
relevant jury team may penalise any exhibit containing forgeries,
counterfeits, copies,
replicas, reproductions or the like not so described. The penalty
is at the discretion of the relevant jury team and may take the
form of deduction of points or disqualification
of the relevant exhibit. |
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The
jury teams and Jury Chairman reserve the right to disqualify
any exhibit on the grounds
that it does not comply with the rules and regulations. |
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If an Australasian
Numismatic Challenge entry is disqualified, the affected
zone will not be permitted to nominate a substitute entry. In
the event of disqualification, Challenge points will be
determined from the total of points awarded to the remaining
valid entries for that zone. |
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The
relevant jury team will evaluate each valid entry and award points
out of a total
of 100. Points will be awarded to each entry
individually. The relevant jury team will
then provide each entry with a completed rating slip and critique. |
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If
time permits, an oral jury critique will be held at the frames
/ cases. This is an opportunity for entrants and other interested
parties to learn more about the evaluation of an entry. |
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| MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES |
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The team total will
comprise a total of the points awarded to each of the valid individual
entries from a team entered in the Australasian Numismatic Challenge. The
team total will also be the zone total. The
zone deemed to have the highest number of valid points will be
declared the winner of the Australasian Numismatic Challenge. |
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Every
valid entry will receive a certificate of participation. Individual
entries awarded 55 points or more will also receive a medal appropriate
to the level of points received. The
following award level classes apply for the Australasian Numismatic
Challenge: |
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Medal
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Points Awarded
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Large Gold
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90 – 100
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Gold
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85 – 89
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Large Vermeil
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80 – 84
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Vermeil
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75 – 79
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Large Silver
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70 – 74
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Silver
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65 – 69
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Silver-Bronze
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60 – 64
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Bronze
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55 – 59
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Certificate of Participation
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