10th Year Anniversary Compass Rose: Vela
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Owner:
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animjason
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Released:
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Saturday, January 2, 2016
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Origin:
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Colorado, United States
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Such a beautiful coin just cannot be sent off into the world to end up missing or stolen. It will stay in my collection to be discovered by my caching friends and new friends I meet on my journeys.
Antique copper with polished nickel
Aquamarine Swarovski Gemstones
The back of this coin focuses on the ancient and large constellation Argo Navis. The constellation has since been divided into three separate constellations: Carina (the keel of the ship), Puppis (the stern of the ship), and Vela (the sails of the ship). Pyxis (the mariner’s compass) was formerly a part of Argo’s mast, but is now considered its own separate constellation.
The image shown on the back is based on the Argo Navis drawing by Johannes Hevelius, a polish astronomer known as “the founder of lunar topography” for his detailed charts of the moon’s surface. This drawing had been included in his star catalog, Prodromus Astronomiae. The zodiac signs circling this image signifies the other constellations that are found on his maps of the sky.
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