Dan1980's Pliska Rosette Geocoin
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Dan1980
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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North West England, United Kingdom
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This is the first Bulgarian Geocoin. It shows the Pliska Rosetta, a seven ray bronze medaillon, which was found in Bulgaria (Pliska).
During excavations in the first Bulgarian capital, Pliska, archeologists found a unique object. It is made of bronze and it has the shape of a rosette with seven rays. Not only its form is remarkable. There are ancient protobulgarian signs carved on it, so called runes.
Researchers think that the rosette represents an ancient Bulgarian 12 year cyclical calendar, declared by UNESCO as one of the most precise calendars in the history of mankind. Runes in the outer circle are the signs of the five known planets in the ancient time together with the Sun and the Moon: Venus, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter and Mercury. In the inner circle, the runes of week days are represented.
The most famous Bulgarian rune symbol, IYI, is carved on the back of the rosette. This is the symbol of the Sun and expresses the religious ideas of protobulgarians. Some researchers believe this is the sign of the Bulgarian dynasty Dullo, who founded the Bulgarian state.
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