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Born to be First Geocoin

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Released:
Monday, March 26, 2012
Origin:
Stockholm, Sweden
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This is Latvian third geocoin. Meaning of symbols on the geocoin:
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 (12467.8mi) View Map

    Visited 10/28/2022 ligakrista took it to Tower Bridge TB HOTEL London, United Kingdom - 1,045.36 miles  Visit Log

    Only London cache I got to visit

    Visited 5/21/2022 ligakrista took it to Hörnerkette 03 - Rangiswanger Bayern, Germany - 879.13 miles  Visit Log

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    Visited 4/30/2022 ligakrista took it to Rūķīši Latvia - 3.38 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 3/15/2022 ligakrista took it to Gājēju taka caur dabas parku "Piejūra" Latvia - .61 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 3/15/2022 ligakrista took it to Sapun Latvia - 13.77 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 3/14/2022 ligakrista took it to Gāzes vads Latvia   Visit Log
    Visited 3/12/2022 ligakrista took it to Rail Baltica Latvia - 1.59 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 3/12/2022 ligakrista took it to Gāzes vads Latvia - .82 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 3/12/2022 ligakrista took it to Sundars Singhs Latvia - 10.68 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 10/11/2021 ligakrista took it to Eser-West Soldatenfriedhof Latvia - 910.68 miles  Visit Log
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