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Stone of Rosetta Geocoin

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Released:
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Origin:
Bayern, Germany
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In Ostrý

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Stone of Rosetta Geocoin (Front)

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Die Coin hat einen Durchmesser von ca. 38 mm und eine Stärke von 3 mm. Es gibt sie in den Varianten Antik Silber, Antik Gold, Antik Kupfer und als XLE Two Tone. Sie wurde produziert und vertrieben durch den Geocoinshop (Dez. 2007).

Der Stein von Rosette (bzw. Rosetta) wurde 1799 entdeckt. Auf ihm befindet sich ein Text in drei verschiedenen Schriften. Durch diesen Stein war es Jean-Francois Champollion 1822 erstmals möglich, die ägypischen Hieroglyphen zu entziffern.

Auf der Vorderseite ist die Darstellung von Experten beim Inspizieren des Steins während eines Orientalistenkongresses 1874 zu sehen. Auf der Rückseite ist der Stein (Schriftzeichen vereinfacht) dargestellt. Außerdem kann man mit der Coin auch eine ROT13 Entschlüsselung durchführen. Die Buchstaben wurden links und rechts des Steins entsprechend angeordnet.

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The Rosetta Stone is an Ancient Egyptian granodiorite stele inscribed with a decree issued at Memphis, Egypt in 196 BC on behalf of King Ptolemy V. The decree appears in three scripts: the upper text is Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, the middle portion demotic script, and the lowest Ancient Greek. Because it presents essentially the same text in all three scripts (with some minor differences between them), it provided the key to the modern understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs.

Originally displayed within a temple, the stele was probably moved during the early Christian or medieval period and eventually used as building material in the construction of Fort Julien near the town of Rashid (Rosetta) in the Nile Delta. It was rediscovered there in 1799 by a soldier of the French expedition to Egypt.

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Dropped Off 4/28/2024 katu1005 placed it in Ostrý Trenčiansky kraj, Slovakia - .31 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/28/2024 katu1005 took it to SOS 47 Trenčiansky kraj, Slovakia - .16 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/28/2024 katu1005 took it to SOS 48 Trenčiansky kraj, Slovakia - .13 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/28/2024 katu1005 took it to SOS 49 Trenčiansky kraj, Slovakia - .28 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/28/2024 katu1005 took it to SOS 45 Trenčiansky kraj, Slovakia - .19 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/28/2024 katu1005 took it to SOS 44 Trenčiansky kraj, Slovakia - .11 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/28/2024 katu1005 took it to SOS 43 Trenčiansky kraj, Slovakia - .12 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/28/2024 katu1005 took it to SOS 42 Trenčiansky kraj, Slovakia - .24 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/28/2024 katu1005 took it to SOS 40 Trenčiansky kraj, Slovakia - .11 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/28/2024 katu1005 took it to SOS 39 Trenčiansky kraj, Slovakia - .21 miles  Visit Log
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