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Born to be First Geocoin Latvia's First to Find (Fame)

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Released:
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Origin:
Latvia
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This coin started its journey from the site hosting the first Baltic Mega Event - at Mega Riga 2013. It is held by the owner (LHCper) which plan to take it around to various events.  As it is a small one it's better to stay in the hands of LHCper but maybe you can have a look at it when he is around?

About This Item

LV - Born to be first
dedicated to latvian inventions.

This is Latvias third geocoin.
The meaning of the symbols that appear on the geoCoin is as follows:

  1. Christmas tree - The first documented use of an evergreen tree in a Christmas celebration was in Riga, Latvia, in the year 1510 according to many sources.
  2. Camera Minox - The Minox is a subminiature camera conceived in 1922 and invented in 1936 by German-Latvian Walter Zapp, which Latvian factory VEF (Valsts Elektrotehniskā Fabrika) manufactured from 1937 to 1943.Originally envisioned as a luxury item, it gained wide notoriety as a spy camera.
  3. Tank - The first tank in the world was built in May of 1915 in Riga, at the plant called Russo-Balt. The machine was named Go-Everywhere (Visurgajejs), its weight was 3.5-4 tons. There was place for a single person and it was bullet-proof. Its maximum speed was 25 km/h.
  4. Flask - Latvia made many discoveries in chemistry. Most well-known invention of Dr. Janis Polis was remantadine – an antiviral agent that is most effective against type A influenza virus. Mildronate is an antischemic agent of a metabolic action (cardioprotector) produced by Grindex in Latvia.
  5. Flying figure - Aerodium Latvia is a company based in Sigulda, Latvia, which owns and runs the first vertical wind tunnel in Eastern Europe. The vertical wind tunnel (VWT) is located near Sigulda, the most visited tourist area in Latvia. The company became known after the 2006 Torino XX Winter Olympic Games closing ceremonies, because Aerodium Latvia helped produce the part of the show that featured flying acrobats. The tunnel blows a wind stream of 200 km/h within a diameter of 3.7 meters.
  6. And flag of Latvia of course.

 

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Tracking History (70753.6mi) View Map

Visited 2/5/2026 LHCper took it to Motalas månadsevent Februari Östergötland, Sweden - 120.79 miles  Visit Log
Visited 2/3/2026 LHCper took it to Walking on Fossils - Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden - 109.22 miles  Visit Log
Visited 2/2/2026 LHCper took it to Bonus ALC Vallas konst och konstigheter Östergötland, Sweden - 22.68 miles  Visit Log
Visited 2/1/2026 LHCper took it to Vintergatan 2 Östergötland, Sweden - 22.59 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/31/2026 LHCper took it to Vinter Östergötland, Sweden - 22.6 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/29/2026 LHCper took it to Motalapussel: Pingviner Östergötland, Sweden - 23.79 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/24/2026 LHCper took it to MAGISTRATSHAGEN-BONUS 💚 Östergötland, Sweden - 20.48 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/24/2026 LHCper took it to SM - #33 Östergötland, Sweden - 20.23 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/20/2026 LHCper took it to MUSiKQUiZ- Svenska hits 🎶🇸🇪 Östergötland, Sweden - 23.53 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/18/2026 LHCper took it to Söndagsstädning Östergötland, Sweden - 37.35 miles  Visit Log
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