Finland Geocoin St. Urho Coin ver. 1

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Released:
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Origin:
Finland
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of beveke.

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Current Goal

This coin is trying to meet as many Finns or people outside Finland who has roots here in Finland. The ultimate goal is to find a statue of St. Urho somewhere in USA.

About This Item

The legend of St. Urho began in Northern Minnesota in the 1950s. However, there are differing opinions as to whether it began with the fables created by Sulo Havumaki of Bemidji, or the tongue-in-cheek tales told by Richard Mattson of Virginia. Either way, the legend has grown among Finnish-Americans to the point where St. Urho is known across the United States and Canada, and even in Finland. The legend says St. Urho chased the grasshoppers out of ancient Finland, thus saving the grape crop and the jobs of Finnish vineyard workers. He did this by uttering the phrase: "Heinäsirkka, heinäsirkka, mene täältä hiiteen" (roughly translated: "Grasshopper, grasshopper, go to Hell!"). His feast is celebrated by wearing the colors Royal Purple and Nile Green. St. Urho is nearly always represented with grapes and grasshoppers as part of the picture.

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    Tracking History (30224mi) View Map

    Discovered It 8/13/2011 paske discovered it   Visit Log

    discovered
    Retrieve It from a Cache 10/3/2009 beveke retrieved it from PULHOF Antwerpen, Belgium   Visit Log

    uit pulhof
    Dropped Off 10/3/2009 garfy placed it in PULHOF Antwerpen, Belgium - 80.47 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 9/17/2009 garfy retrieved it from Domein "de Caters" Antwerpen, Belgium   Visit Log

    Will try to put it in another cache soon!
    Dropped Off 9/16/2009 spetterke placed it in Domein "de Caters" Antwerpen, Belgium - 83.58 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 9/12/2009 spetterke retrieved it from De Illegale Kampeerder Luxembourg, Belgium   Visit Log

    Will take him to Antwerp,were there is a community of Fins people and even a chuch
    Dropped Off 9/4/2009 Easy Company placed it in De Illegale Kampeerder Luxembourg, Belgium - 2.24 miles  Visit Log
    Discovered It 8/25/2009 the Greenings discovered it   Visit Log

    SPOTTED IT IN EASY COMPANY'S HANDS!!
    Retrieve It from a Cache 8/25/2009 Easy Company retrieved it from Josine de La Marck Namur, Belgium   Visit Log

    VERY LUCKY!!! THE CACHE WAS DESTROYED......SAW SOMETHING SHINEY THROUGH THE LEAFS ON THE FLOOR AND FOUND YOUR COIN!!! ALL BY ITSELF!! CLEANED IT AND WILL SEND IT ALONG IT'S WAY.
    Dropped Off 8/14/2009 devlinderheuvel placed it in Josine de La Marck Namur, Belgium - 118.9 miles  Visit Log
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