The annual 1999 meeting in the Netherlands

       Saturday 16 October 1999
The Museum of Antiquities / Royal Coincabinet, Rapenburg 28, Leiden

On Saturday October 16th. 1999, the annual ONS-meeting in the Netherlands will be held at the premises of the Museum of Antiquities / Royal Coincabinet, Rapenburg 28 at Leiden. Attention! As the Museum opens only at 12 o'clock you are requested to use the service-entrance at the rear of the Museum (Papengracht 29) From there you will be guided to the entrance of the Royal Coincabinet. Again a number of different subjects will be covered. As previous years, we propose to end the day again with a diner in an oriental atmosphere, this time at the speciality restaurant Asian Palace. We hope that several people again will attend the ONS-meeting and stimulate the mutual contact among the members.
10.15 - 10.45	welcome with coffee in the library of the Royal Coincabinet (On presentation of this invitation at the (service)-entrance (Papengracht 29), no entrance fee will be charged and the door-keeper, will guide you the way to the Royal Coincabinet)
11.00 - 12.30	lectures in the auditorium of the museum; The topics will be: Paul Murphy: A visit to the Indian Institute of Research in Indian Studies (IIRNS) at Nashik, India. Ken Wiggins: Oriental highlights from the collection of the American Numismatic Society (ANS) at New York. And what else will be brought forward.
12.45 - 13.45	joint lunch (aprox. Dfl. 16,50/p.) at the Museum Cafe
14.00 - 14.45	lectures in the auditorium of the museum; A contribution by: Jan Lingen: So called "Paliakatten", rupees 'struck' by the VOC at Pulicat and Negapatnam on the Coromandel coast of India. And what else will be brought forward.
14.45 - 15.00	viewing of the coins for auction.
15.00 - 16.30	auction of some Oriental coins. (Again a number of coins have been donated to the ONS. With the proceeds of this auction, the ONS will be supported; 5% will be added to the hammer- price) For the catalogue of the coins, see separate list. Any postal-bids should be sent to the address mentioned below.
16.30-17.00	communications among members and informal get-together as well as a possibility to visit the exhibition-room of the Royal Coin-cabinet, where at present an exhibition Farewell to the Guilder is on display. (Note: the museum closes at 17.00 h.)
17.15 - c. 21.00	A drink at North End English Pub (on the corner of Nooreinde / Rapenburg, followed by a diner (c. Dfl.40,=/p. excl. drinks) in the speciality restaurant Asian Palace, Steenstraat 55.