Compass Rose Geocoin 2012 - Kalahari
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poseptun
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Sunday, January 20, 2013
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Origin:
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Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Teil der Coinsammlung der Kanustation Mirow / poseptun
Once again celebrating the spirit of discovery, The 2012 Compass Rose Geocoin® takes on the treacherous currents, wide-ranging coastlines and ever-present challenges of navigating the second largest continent in the world...Africa! This design is based on a compass rose found on a map of Africa created in the late 1500s.
Covering nearly one quarter of the earth's land surface, the geography of Africa has always presented an immense challenge for sea-faring vessels to circumnavigate. In the north, the ancient civilization of Carthage was a superpower in the Mediterranean due to their advanced maritime experience. Carthaginian warships were even more advanced than those of the Romans and Greeks! Off the coast of Morocco and the Western Sahara lies the Canary Islands, which were a stop along the voyage of Christopher Columbus as he set off to explore the New World. Far to the south, the Cape of Good Hope marks the symbolic passage between the East and the New World. However, this rocky promontory is also one of the most treacherous passages to navigate in the world. Extreme winds and the swirling currents of two converging oceans have caused hundreds of shipwrecks, and thus explain the cape's original, more sinister name...Cape of Storms.
The details within the 2012 Compass Rose Geocoin reflect a diversity of images as grand as the continent that inspired it. On the front of the coin, the compass points hold images of some of the most awe-inspiring animals on the planet. The Lion, king of the beasts, once ruled the North. The majestic Elephant points his trunk to the East. A Great White Shark breeches the ocean surface in the South. And the migrating Wildebeest leads his herd westward to the watering hole. The back of the coin features a scene depicting two frightened sailors as they catch sight of the legendary ghost ship...The Flying Dutchman! 17th-century nautical folklore holds that the crew of the Flying Dutchman encountered a violent storm off the Cape Of Good Hope. It is said that the captain refused to turn back, exclaiming: "I will round this Cape, even if I have to keep sailing until doomsday!" And so he does, appearing as "a phantom ship all aglow" that shall never make port again.
- Kalahari: The "thirsty land" of south-central Africa, the Kalahari is a desert region that sees more rainfall than one would expect. The colors of this coin depict the deep blues and purples of a late night sky, as the sun sinks below the red clay earth, and golden-orange sand dunes of this beautiful region.
- Measures 2" in diameter
- Translucent and solid colors
- Some versions have glowing color on the backside
- Swarovski gemstone on the front side
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Groundspeak ID |
5880 |
Erschienen / year |
2012 |
Gesamtzahl der beantragten Codes / allocated codes |
2059 |
bekannte Prägungen / known mints |
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Editionen / editions |
4 |
Prägungen dieser Edition / mints of this edition |
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Ø Größe / size (in mm) |
50,6 |
Dicke / thickness ( in mm) |
4,6 |
Gewicht / weight (in g) |
58 |
Präfix (Compass Rose) |
CR |
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Leuschis_Welt discovered it
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Dieser TB wurde vormals bereits einmal durch "hot.flower" discovered.
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Cattack discovered it
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Ein weiterer Tag neigt sich dem Ende. Ein Tag, an dem ich wieder einige tolle Geocoins - diesmal aus der Kategorie Boats / Ships - Sailing - bewundern konnte. Ich danke dir, dass ich an deiner Coin-Sammelleidenschaft teilhaben darf. Cattack
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Thomas_Koeln discovered it
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Ich hatte heute die Gelegenheit auf der Plattform myGeoDB Coins aus der Sammlung von poseptun zu bewundern. Ich habe mir jeden Geocoin von Boats / Ships - Sailing angesehen und bin begeistert und fasziniert. Sehr schön ist auch die ausführliche Beschreibung zu jeden Coin. Das zeichnet eine besondere Sammlung aus.
Ich bedanke mich ganz herzlich und weiterhin viel Freude mit unserem gemeinsamen Hobby.
Ganz lieben Gruß aus Nordrhein-Westfalen, aus dem Rheinisch-Bergischen Kreis von Thomas_Koeln
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Danke für den Einblick in Deine beeindruckende Sammlung an Geocoins und die Möglichkeit, diese zu discovern.
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null07 discovered it
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Ich wollte mich nur nach einem DNF-Geocoin erkundigen und bin so über Google auf die riesige Geocoin-Sammlung von poseptun gestoßen. Gemeinsam mit null05 & null06 haben wir aus über tausend Coins drei herausgefunden, die uns besonders gut gefallen haben: TBQQ7B, TB96JVA & TB6P59R. Viel Spaß weiterhin beim Sammeln. 🕵
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null06 discovered it
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Ich danke dir, dass du diese beeindruckende Sammlung von Geocoins zum discovern bereitgestellt hast. 🕵️
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null05 discovered it
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Den größten Anteil der Zusammenstellung der Liste hat natürlich null07 erledigt. Danke für die schöne Online-Ausstellung und die Erlaubnis zum discovern. 🕵
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niggae discovered it
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Vielen Dank poseptun für's Zeigen deiner aussergewöhnlichen Geocoin-Sammlung. Ich habe erst angefangen die Coins entdecken und es wird wohl noch einige Zeit dauern bis ich alle angeschaut habe 👍. Vielen Dank für's Discovern, sagt, niggae.
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Seen today that nice trackable while discovering your very nice collection. I thank you a lot for sharing this wonderful and impressive collection of trackables and wish you all the best and happy Geocaching.
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hot.flower discovered it
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Nachdem ich durch andivesede auf diese wunderbare Sammlung aufmerksam gemacht wurde, konnte ich nicht widerstehen, mich das letzte Wochenende eingehend damit zu beschäftigen.
Vielen Dank fürs Zeigen sagt Team hot.flower aus Riepshof in der Nordheide
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