DANISH DESCRIPTION, ENGLISH BELOW:
Denne ganske særlige geocoin er lavet for at fejre den uofficielle verdensrekord i geocaching, sat af det danske hold DK08 i Sacramento, Californien, den 18. maj 2008. Holdet, som bestod af 7 profiler med i alt 8 personer, fandt 315 geocaches på 24 timer. Denne præstation er så vidt vides endnu ikke overgået, noget sted i verden.
Den ene side af mønten bærer tallet "315" med kæmpecifre, omgivet af teksterne "SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 18, 2008" og "315 CACHES IN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS". Denne side har en vis 3D-effekt, idet tallet 315 buler udad.
Den anden side bærer deltagernes profilnavne: ELMBAEK, GJENSEN, PICHT, SCHULEIT, SJANTEN, TOTTOMMY, ZOOOR. Desuden et "link" til websiden http://www.powercaching24h.com/, hvor man kan læse lidt mere om rekorden og de regler, der blev sat op for forsøget.
I centrum af denne side er Gx, det generelle geocaching-symbol, samt holdnavnet "DK08". Imellem randen med profilnavnene og Gx-symbolet er et tilfældigt udvalg af GC-koderne svarende til de geocacher, der blev fundet under forsøget. Det viste sig desværre umuligt at få plads til samtlige 315 koder med den valgte produktionsteknik. Koderne står med meget, meget små bogstaver, men kan dog læses. Koderne danner en spiral. som starter udefra, og meget symbolsk ender i centrum, fremme ved målet, Gx - geocaching.
Som en særlig finesse er mønten produceret i præcis 315 eksemplarer, som er individuelt nummereret 1 til 315, foruden at hver mønt naturligvis har sit individuelle trackingnummer. Netop denne mønt har serienr. 7, mit lykketal.
Mønten er produceret for DK08 til geocoin.dk af Crake i USA. Vi er stolte af, at det er lykkes at få denne fremragende møntkunstner til at designe og producere mønten for os. Mønten sælges kun igennem geocoin.dk samt cachen.dk. Mønten blev afsløret og sat til salg første gang ved et event (Teknikevent i Københavnstrup II, GC1PCXE) den 10. maj 2009.
Mønten er udført i klassisk Crake stil - stor (2" = 50,8 mm), tung (59 gram) og super detaljeret. Finishen er antik guld (hvad ellers?)
ENGLISH:
This very special geocoin was made to celebrate the unofficial World Record of Geocaching, set by the Danish team DK08, in Sacramento, California, on May 18, 2008. The team, which consisted of 7 profiles with a total of 8 people, found 315 geocaches in 24 hours. As far as anyone knows, this performance has not yet been surpassed, anywhere in the World.
One side of the coins carries the number "315" in giant digits, surrounded by the texts "SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 18, 2008" and "315 CACHES IN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS". This side has a certain 3D-effect, as the number 315 is bulging out.
The other side has the names of the participating profiles: ELMBAEK, GJENSEN, PICHT, SCHULEIT, SJANTEN, TOTTOMMY, ZOOOR. Also a "link" to the webpage http://www.powercaching24h.com/, where you can read a little more about the record and the rules which were set up for the attempt.
In the center of this side is Gx, the general geocaching symbol, and the team name "DK08". Between the edge with the profile names and the Gx-symbol is a random selection of the GC-codes corresponding to the geocaches wich were found during the attempt. Unfortunately it proved impossible to include all of the 315 codes with the selected production technique. The codes appear in very, very tiny letters, but are readable. The codes form a spiral, which starts from the outside, and very symbolically ends in the center, at the goal, Gx - geocaching.
As a special feature, exactly 315 coins have been produced, individually numbered 1 to 315, and each coin of course also has its own individual tracking number. This particular coin has serial # 7, my lucky number.
The coin has been produced for DK08 to geocoin.dk by Crake in the USA. We are proud of the fact that we managed to get this excellent coin artist to design and produce the coin for us. The coin is only sold through geocoin.dk and cachen.dk. The coin was first unveiled and offered for sale at an event (Teknikevent i Københavnstrup II, GC1PCXE) on May 10th, 2009.
The coin is made in classical Crake style - large (2" = 50,8 mm), heavy (59 gram = 2.1 oz) and super detailed. The finish is antique gold (what else?)