Travel Bug Dog Tag Thick Coin of Charles IV

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Owner:
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Released:
Saturday, March 4, 2006
Origin:
Germany
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Fly with Albatross to New Zealand and explore this wonderful country. Having seen South and North Island and all the different beautiful places come back to Europe to a cache near the world-famous Karlstein Castle (30 km from Prague) in the Czech Republic where Saman one of the most active Czech caching buddies and initiatior of the first Czech Geocoin may find you and send you out with a new goal.

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Thick coins have never been a legal tender in the Bohemian Kingdom. They have been given away to other Royal Courts to demonstrate the fabulous wealth of Bohemia and Charles IV (1346 -1378). A visit to the historic Karlstein Castle should be a must for all visitors to the Czech Republic.
These Coins have been minted in gold with a thickness up to 12 mm for representation purposes only. The artwork reflects the “Prager Groschen” (penny of Prague) and the “Dukat” the real legal tender in those days.

This coin is a brass replica of an original Thick Coin only. The period of the “Prager Groschen” was followed by the “Taler” which was minted in Jachymov from 1518 to 1892. Quite big and made from pure silver with a weight of up to one ounce (27,2 g). The Spanish name for the “Taler” was “Dolera” which is the origin of the name of the “Dollar”.

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Discovered It 9/13/2019 prodrive discovered it   Visit Log

Nice trackable
Write note 10/26/2007 The Runners posted a note for it   Visit Log

No sign of this coin in its registered cache. Hope it turns up soon.
Dropped Off 9/22/2007 Lolly gang placed it in BP's Brownsea Island Southern England, United Kingdom - 50.64 miles  Visit Log

placed today at Brownsea Island (the birthplace of the Scout movement) in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England
Retrieve It from a Cache 9/15/2007 Lolly gang retrieved it from Wayfarers Walk - At The Crossroads United Kingdom   Visit Log

picked up today from near Basingstoke in Hampshire (South of England) and will move on again soon
Dropped Off 9/11/2007 bones1 placed it in Wayfarers Walk - At The Crossroads United Kingdom - 11.51 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 9/7/2007 bones1 retrieved it from Pyramids Of Mars United Kingdom   Visit Log

09.45am.certainly worth the walk to find this coin.we will look after it untill we can find a new cache soon.patandjeff=bones1.
Dropped Off 8/18/2007 Half Man Half Eejit placed it in Pyramids Of Mars United Kingdom - 75.74 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 8/9/2007 Half Man Half Eejit retrieved it from One Way United Kingdom   Visit Log

Very interesting coin / TB. We'll be sure to move it on soon😁!
Dropped Off 8/9/2007 Weary Banker & Bookworm placed it in One Way United Kingdom - 31.38 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/30/2007 Weary Banker & Bookworm retrieved it from Have you seen Mike Ash? South West England, United Kingdom   Visit Log

What a great idea for a travel bug.

It is a shame that we did not know the owners name when we collected this because the next cache that we found was called " Ode to an Albatross".

Your coin is now down on the South Coast near Lyme Regis.

Will move it to a cache soon.

  • Lyme Regis Beach and the Cobb Harbour made famous by Meryl Streep as The French Lientenants Woman.
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