Compass Rose Geocoin 5th Anniversary AMTG Compass Rose GC 5th Anniversary XLE 24K Gold Virtual

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Released:
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Origin:
Florida, United States
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of harpelljr.

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This is a virtual copy of my coin.  Please treat it as a "real" coin and keep it moving.
 
2009 is the fifth year of the official Compass Rose Geocoin™. This coin celebrates the anniversary by incorporating design aspects of all five years into one coin. It also adds one more special feature of an actual working magnetic compass. This is the first geocoin to have a working compass. Each coin has been given a special theme for navigation achievements world wide. We also added a black nickel Compass Rose Geocoin™ representing the Black Sea.
 
This is the first year we have designed a Compass Rose Geocoin that was not based on an actual compass rose used in navigation. Instead, the front side has a blend of designs for all five years of the previous Compass Rose Geocoins. Since this coin was introduced before the official 2009 Compass Rose Geocoin™, the fifth year design aspect is only slightly revealed. The backside shows the perils encountered when navigating the seas without good navigation tools such as the compass. From the belief of sea monsters and sirens, to storms and running aground or sinking, open water sailing was the most dangerous occupation of the time.
 
Each point on the magnetic compass use the symbols of wind directions for the cardinal and ordinal directions. Below is a list of the names for each symbol:
 
  North  Tramontane
  North East  Gregale
  East  Levanter
  South East  Sirocco
  South  Ostro
  South West  Libeccio
  West  Poniente
  North West  Mistral

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Discovered It 1/2/2024 CRVonFange discovered it   Visit Log

Thanks to the 2023 Christmas Day blizzard my daughter, JMVonFange, was delayed in heading home so we spent the bonus time together comparing our caching statistics including trackables discovered and looking through our geocaching pictures. JM has discovered significantly more trackables that I have mainly because while we were staying home during the pandemic she spent time online and spotted numerous TBs that were being shared virtually. After looking at the TB page for each TB that she discovered that I didn't, I found that a number of TB Codes necessary to discover the trackable were included on the TB Page itself or intentionally or as a spoiler in the photo gallery. Sometimes there was an attempt to obsure or hide the TB Code that was not entirely successful making it fairly easy to determine the TB Code needed to discover the travel bug. I hope that even though virtual discoveries are becoming less common, you will not delete my discovered log. I only have two trackables that are activated at this time but will gladly share the codes with you via the geocaching message center if you are interested in discovering them.
Visited 10/20/2023 harpelljr took it to Little American rock band fore you Wyoming - 564.95 miles  Visit Log

Came to say by to his friends. Heading south now.

Retrieve It from a Cache 10/4/2023 harpelljr retrieved it from something old, and something much,much older Montana   Visit Log

Picked up this travel bug and will move it on its merry travels.

Write note 10/4/2023 harpelljr posted a note for it   Visit Log

Not in this cache. 🤷🏻‍♂️
Discovered It 9/9/2023 En_Passant discovered it Montana   Visit Log

Out discovering travel bugs
Discovered It 7/27/2023 Dorset Scarecrow discovered it Montana   Visit Log

Thank you for letting me discover your wonderful collection of trackables
Dropped Off 7/6/2023 smithj9 placed it in something old, and something much,much older Montana - 689.48 miles  Visit Log
Visited 7/3/2023 smithj9 took it to Retribution Trail North Dakota - 103.44 miles  Visit Log

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Visited 7/3/2023 smithj9 took it to JK Challenge: Holiday Inn North Dakota - 4.96 miles  Visit Log

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Visited 7/3/2023 smithj9 took it to Trigetet, Reviewer Challenge Minnesota - .4 miles  Visit Log

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