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Birka Geocoin

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Released:
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Origin:
Denmark
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About This Item

During the Viking age Birka, on the island of Björkö in Sweden was an important trading center which handled goods from Scandinavia as well as Central and Eastern Europe and the Orient. Björkö is located in the lake Mälaren, 30 kilometers west of Stockholm. Birka is generally regarded as Sweden's oldest town. Birka has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1993.

Established in the middle of the 8th century and thus being one of the earliest urban settlements in Scandinavia. Birka was also important as the site of the first known Christian congregation in Sweden, founded in 831 by saint Ansgar.
On the center of the coin is Birka cross. A Christian cross Viking style.

On the Birka Geocoin are only symbols found on tools and jewellery from the Birka excavations.

The Birka Geocoin is designed by silverkonst.se and was minted by geocoin.se.

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    Tracking History (6403.1mi) View Map

    Visited 9/4/2013 Team Sahne2000 took it to Einsam Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - .27 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 9/4/2013 Team Sahne2000 took it to Das Surfereck Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - 277.79 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 9/4/2013 Team Sahne2000 took it to Die Kaimauer von Polchow Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - 10.35 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 9/3/2013 Team Sahne2000 took it to Wasserturm Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - 3.18 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 9/3/2013 Team Sahne2000 took it to maerchenwaldcache Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - 292.12 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 8/11/2013 Team Sahne2000 took it to Luisentaler Wasserfall Thüringen, Germany - .25 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 8/11/2013 Team Sahne2000 took it to Oberer Teich Thüringen, Germany - .23 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 8/11/2013 Team Sahne2000 took it to An der Teufelsbrücke in die Unterwelt Thüringen, Germany - 10.28 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 8/11/2013 Team Sahne2000 took it to Felsengrotte Thüringen, Germany - .2 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 8/11/2013 Team Sahne2000 took it to Altensteiner Unterwelt Thüringen, Germany - 10.7 miles  Visit Log
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