About the Society

The Society is the only one in South Wales and draws its membership from Cardiff, Neath, Newport, and the South Wales and Monmouthshire valleys.

The society was formed in 1958 for the furtherance of the study of all kinds of coins, medals, awards, tokens and paranumismatica. The society emblem is based on a groat of Edward I (1272-1307).

The Society enjoys an annual programme which consists of lectures, quarterly auctions, visits and social evenings. Members' interests range from Roman coins and history which reflects the strong Roman influence at nearby Caerleon and Caerwent, to hammered coinage, milled coinage, patterns and proofs, medals, medallions, bank notes, and Welsh tokens and paranumismatica.

The Society has organised two BANS congresses in Caerleon 1995 and Cwmbran 2007.

PROGRAMME 2025

NEXT MEETING 6th JANUARY 2025:Auction.

Meetings for members and visitors are held at the Malpas Unionist Club, 349 Malpas Road, Newport NP20 6WB starting at 7.00 p.m. for 7.30 p.m. on the first Monday of the month unless this is a bank holiday when the meeting is held on the second Monday. There is a public car park.

• 2025 Meetings:
• Monday January 6th 2025; Auction
• Monday February 3rd; "Space Medallions" by Christine Derrick
• Monday March 3rd; "The Ann Francis Shipwreck" by Alastair Willis
• Monday April 7th; Auction.
• Monday May 5th; No meeting
• Monday 2nd June; Talk by the Royal Mint Museum
• Monday 7th July; Auction
• Monday 4th August; display night
• Monday 1st September; AGM.
• Monday 6th October; Auction
• Monday 3rd November; “A Paranumismatic History of Pontypridd and District” by Clive Selwood
• Monday 1st December; Social Evening and Fun Auction