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Announces the release of a 50 pence coin from the United Kingdom's Royal Mint. How the coin commemorates the contribution of public libraries in Britain; The reverse design of the coin, which was designed by Mary Milner Dickens.

The article reports launch of souvenir coins by Cindy Mack, executive director of Defiance Development and Visitors Bureau in Defiance, Ohio. Topics discussed include distribution of commemorative coins to bicycling tourists, to basketball winning team at the Defiance High School, and the importance of the coins in providing a sense of hometown pride to the people.

Presents news briefs concerning banks in the U.S. as of December 2004. Plans for the launch of commemorative quarters by the U.S. Mint in 2005; Sponsorship of the publication "International Journal of Central Banking" by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (FRB); Release of a consumer education brochure by the FRB; Issuance of a consumer awareness pamphlet about Internet fraud by the Board of Governors and other banking agencies.

The article presents a remarks of Lieutenant General Carl Strock, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the commemorative coin for the members of Task Force Unwatering for helping drain the floods from New Orleans, Louisiana.

Reports that the United States Congress is considering whether to issue a $1 commemorative coin which would honor slain civil-rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Use of a surcharge on coin sales to allow the Library of Congress to acquire and maintain some of King's papers; Details on the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Coin Act of 2001 (S.355).

Announces the availability of the year 2000 commemorative coins. Design specification; Retail price.

Reports that United States President Bill Clinton signed legislation authorizing the US Mint to issue commemorative coins marking the Library of Congress' s bicentennial in the year 2000. Number of one-dollar silver coins to be minted; Proceeds from the sale of the coins to be used for educational initiatives at the Library of Congress; Comments from Librarian of Congress James H. Billington.

Presents news briefs related to advertising agencies worldwide as of December 1991. Contract given by Deutsche Bundespost AG to advertising agency Springer & Jacoby to promote its office in Germany; Agencies handling the advertisement and direct marketing campaign for the International Olympic Committee's centennial coins in Switzerland; General Motors Corp.'s opening of an Opel dealership and automobile service center in Saint Petersburg, Russia in a joint venture with Autoimport.

Reports on Canadian children's book illustrator Phoebe Gilman's design of a coin commemorating Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of `Anne of Green Gables.' Selection of Gilman by the Royal Canadian Mint; Unveiling of the design in April 1994.