Compass Rose Geocoin 2008 2008 Compass Rose Geocoin - AB

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Monday, October 1, 2012
Origin:
Antwerpen, Belgium
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CR 2008

2008 Compass Rose in Antique Bronze

The Compass Rose Geocoin for 2008 features a Portuguese compass rose used on a 1539 map documenting the exploration of the South American coast line. It also features Ferdinand Magellan's ship Victoria used to circumnavigate the globe in 1519-1522. The compass rose image used on this coin was originally created just after the era of Magellan's exploration.

Magellan used a route taking him from Spain, across the Atlantic Ocean, then turning south along the eastern coast of South America, through the straight of Magellan (named for him after his death) near Cape Horn, and on to the Philippines. The back of the coin features the Southern Cross constellation in the sky behind Magellan's ship signifying one of the major constellations used when navigating in the southern hemisphere.

Magellan was not able to complete the circumnavigation himself, because he perished in the Philippines during a tribal dispute. He also did not intend to circumnavigate the earth. His intentions were to find another route to the Spice Islands and return in the same direction if feasible. It was his Spanish Navigator Juan Sebastian El Cano who took command after Magellan's death and made the decision to sail back to Spain by way of the Indian Ocean and around Africa. Of the five ships which started in the expedition, Victoria was the only vessel to complete the journey.

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Discovered It 3/11/2017 Nico Mozzer discovered it   Visit Log

Dirk, dikke merci dat ik deze mag discoveren ! Knappe collectie ! Ik zal die van mij er eigenlijk ook eens moeten inzetten ! Greetz Nico Mozzer !
Discovered It 3/11/2017 zappalodian discovered it   Visit Log

Woow wat een collectie. Bedankt om die te mogen ontdekken.
Discovered It 3/5/2017 idabruno discovered it   Visit Log

Bedankt om deze te delen.
Groetjes Ida
Discovered It 3/4/2017 Lady Linneke discovered it   Visit Log

Merci voor deze te mogen discoveren. Grtjes Linda
Discovered It 3/4/2017 Cynphil discovered it   Visit Log

Deze gespot tijdens één van onze geocache-uitstapjes.
Bedankt om deze te delen !
Met vriendelijke groeten, Survival71.
Discovered It 1/13/2017 LordT discovered it   Visit Log

Gespot in JL's Treasure Chest. Indrukwekkende en mooie collectie!
Discovered It 12/26/2016 Jule242 discovered it   Visit Log

Danke fürs zeigen sagt Jule242
Discovered It 9/5/2016 Keeef20 discovered it   Visit Log

Dich haben wir gesehen :-)
Danke fürs zeigen sagen Keeef20 :-)
Discovered It 8/1/2016 Spasskaiser discovered it   Visit Log

Nach langer Zeit des "Sammelns" von Geocoin- und Trackablecodes, vor allem auf events, habe ich heute endlich mal die Ruhe und Muße, mich an´s Discovern zu machen.

Danke für´s Zeigen und Grüße aus Köln!
Discovered It 6/27/2016 sparadrap + tibecom discovered it   Visit Log

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