Egyptian Scarab Geocoin

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The Egyptian Scarab Geocoin is based on the Egyptain God Khepri (meaning to emerge of come into being), one of the Gods of creation, the movement of the sun and rebirth – and would often take the form of a scarab beetle. The ancient Egyptians believed that the scarab/dung beetle was special, as it would lay its eggs in a ball of dung and push it along the ground, and the young beetles would eventually emerge from the ball as if created from nothing. Believing that these beetles were created from dead matter, the dung beetle was strongly associated with rebirth, renewal and resurrection, and scarab amulets would often be buried with the dead the ensure the rebirth of the deceased in the afterlife. The Egyptians also made a connection between the movement of the sun across the sky and the movement of the ball of dung pushed by the beetle. One myth suggests that Khepri pushed the sun across the sky ahead of him, and that this movement was constant. Every night, Khepri would push the sun down into the underworld, and every morning the sun would emerge again and travel across the sky.

• Produced by DirectMint.com
• Size: 2 inches
• Thickness: 10mm
• Detailed 3D coin with Soft Translucent Enamels.
• Trackable on www.geocaching.com

Editionen 1st Batch

Icon	Auflage	Artwork	Metall/Farbe	Edition	Designer	Shop	Veröffent- licht
	50		Blue/Antique Silver	RE	Christopher Waddell	www.freewebstore.org/cw88geocoins	September 2012
	50		Green/Antique Copper	RE	Christopher Waddell	www.freewebstore.org/cw88geocoins	September 2012
	50		Red/Antique Gold	RE	Christopher Waddell	www.freewebstore.org/cw88geocoins	September 2012
	25		'Glow'/Black Nickel	LE	Christopher Waddell	www.freewebstore.org/cw88geocoins	September 2012
	25		Red/Antique Silver	LE	Christopher Waddell	www.freewebstore.org/cw88geocoins	September 2012
	25		Purple/ Antique Silver	RE	Christopher Waddell	www.freewebstore.org/cw88geocoins	September 2012
	20		Blue/Copper	RE	Christopher Waddell	www.freewebstore.org/cw88geocoins	September 2012
	10		Blue/Black Nickel	LE	Christopher Waddell	www.freewebstore.org/cw88geocoins	September 2012
	10		Pink/Black Nickel	LE	Christopher Waddell	www.freewebstore.org/cw88geocoins	September 2012
	10		Yellow/Black Nickel	LE	Christopher Waddell	www.freewebstore.org/cw88geocoins	September 2012
	10		Orange/Satin Silver	AE	Christopher Waddell	www.freewebstore.org/cw88geocoins	September 2012
	10		Black/Satin Gold	AE	Christopher Waddell	www.freewebstore.org/cw88geocoins	September 2012

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Egyptian Scarab, Scarab, Skarabäus