Thor's Hammer Geocoin

Sometimes things seem to happen for a reason. My daughter was given a Thor's Hammer coin at her baptism when she was a baby. At first I thought it was kind of unusal, to get a symbol for an ancient religion at a baptism, but then after a while, I learned a bit more about the culture here and I actually became quite proud of her Thor's Hammer. I didn't really give it so very much thought and it was just something that she had in her jewelry box, until I saw that she had it hanging in the hall one morning a few weeks back. I looked at it when I walked by and thought it'd make a really cool coin, but I didn't really think of doing one...until later that same day, when I received an unexpected email from another Swedish cacher who asked me if I had thought of making a Thor's Hammer coin! I figured that couldn't be just coincidence and that "Someone" was trying to tell me something, so I got to work right away! When things are meant to be they go well, they go right, and they go fast! This coin was the easiest that I've designed and seemed to go the smoothest and it's one that I'm very proud of! The hammer, Mjölner, is a symbol of the Norse god Thor. He used his hammer as defense and it also makes lightning. It worked like a boomerang and returned to him when he threw it. It became a popular symbol of Norse mythology. - Designer Mousekakat

Der erste Batch dieser Geocoin wurde von Mousekakat am 01.04.2008 im offiziellen GC-Forum angekündigt. Aufgrund der großen Nachfrage wurde noch im Folgemonat ein weiterer Satz aufgelegt. Zunächst in den Editionen „2-tone Deluxe Black Nickel / Gold“ (welche in der neuen Auflage deutlich blasser ausfällt, als das Gegenstück der ersten Auflage), „2-tone Deluxe Antique Copper / Shiny Nickel“ und „2-tone Deluxe Black Nickel / Shiny Nickel“. Da auch diese sehr schnell ausverkauft waren, sendete die Designerin an alle erfolglosen Vorbesteller ein besonderes Angebot per email, in der weitere 100 Stück der „2-tone Deluxe Black Nickel / Gold“ und 50 Stück der „2-tone Deluxe Antique Gold / Shiny Nickel“ angeboten wurden.

Details

Größe: 18mm x 44 mm
Dicke: 3 mm
Gewicht: ~ 40g
Präfix: NO
Form: den historischen Amulett-Funden nachempfunden (z. B. Thorshammer von Schonen, Schweden)
Prägung: 2D
Groundspeak Icon-Nummer: 1914
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Editionen

Batch 1

Auflage	Metallfarbe	Edition-Name	Edition	Designer	Shop	Veröffentlicht
125	Antik Nickel	Antique Nickel Edition	LE	Mousekakat	Castle Coins and Pins	04/2008
125	Antik Bronze	Antique Bronce Edition	LE	Mousekakat	Castle Coins and Pins	04/2008
100	Antik Kupfer	Antique Copper Edition	LE	Mousekakat	Castle Coins and Pins	04/2008
75	Black Nickel & Gold	2-tone Deluxe Black Nickel / Gold	LE	Mousekakat	Castle Coins and Pins	04/2008

Batch 2

Auflage	Metallfarbe	Edition-Name	Edition	Designer	Shop	Veröffentlicht
225	Black Nickel & Gold	2-tone Deluxe Black Nickel / Gold	LE	Mousekakat	Castle Coins and Pins	05/2008
25	Antik Kupfer & Silber	2-tone Deluxe Antique Copper / Shiny Nickel	LE	Mousekakat	Castle Coins and Pins	05/2008
50	Antik Gold & Silber	2-tone Deluxe Antique Gold / Shiny Nickel	LE	Mousekakat	Castle Coins and Pins	05/2008
50	Black Nickel & Silber	2-tone Deluxe Black Nickel / Shiny Nickel	AE	Mousekakat	Castle Coins and Pins	05/2008