Dragon in the Window

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This coin is really called A Child's Dream 

This geocoin is the personal geocoin of Geocache Land's Owner Ian and designed by Jon-Paul Barr. 

The front of each version of the geocoin shows a young child looking out of the window of his bedroom in the early hours and seeing the dragon of his dreams flying above the rooftops on a starry night. 

The clock tower is lit by the Celtic Knot-work moon and shows the time as 1.50am, the time most children will be in R.E.M. sleep (the time when we dream).

The reverse of the coin shows the dragon known as Fire-Drake between two Celtic knot-work columns. 

In Middle English, drake means 'dragon,' following the Old English drake, which means 'dragon, sea monster, or huge serpent.' Drake likely relates to the proto-Germanic drako as well as the Latin draco, both meaning 'dragon.' These tie back to the Ancient Greek word drakon, believed to come from drakein or derkomai, 'I can see clearly.'

The words dragon and drake separated around the thirteenth century when drake became an archaic Old English word that means dragon. The term drake has been used mostly in Europe and North America, although this types has a particular shape fitting to other dragon species beyond that region. The drake is a dragon with four limbs, much like a lizard, although usually far larger in size than the average lizard.
 

Version #2 is a laminated copy of the original Geocoin. It's attached to a little green dinosaur and a red home made travel tag.

Version #1 was also a laminated copy of the original Geocoin. it was attached to a silver home made travel tag and a black tassel. 
 

Lightning RE (45 made) - Green dragon on Antique Copper. The dragon features glow in the dark hard enamels with black Celtic knot-work.

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