Compass Rose Geocoin 2009 2009 Compass Rose Geocoin - AS/PG

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Released:
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Origin:
Antwerpen, Belgium
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2009 Compass Rose in Antique Silver & Polished Gold

The 2009 Compass Rose Geocoin design comes from a mid 1600s Portuguese map of Brazil. It is made with translucent colors and multiple metal angles in the background. The names of each wind direction encircle the compass rose representing the cardinal and ordinal directions.

The backside image is an armillary sphere. Armillary spheres were developed a few hundred years before the birth of Christ, modified several times as new discoveries were made, and used until the late 1700s. Earlier models have Earth placed at the center of the universe, and then later models reflect the sun in the center of the universe. They were used for navigation, but were not as effective as other methods. In addition, they also helped astronomers to understand the heavens. They were great at measuring distances in the heavens and tracking movements of planets, comets, and other objects. But notably related to our special navigation coin series, they were used extensively for training navigators. The armillary sphere design on this coin is from the same era of the compass rose used on the front side.

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Discovered It 5/6/2017 ebatt discovered it   Visit Log

Vielen Dank fürs Zeigen.

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
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