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    ELLANDEL Geocoin

    in Trackables

    Posted · Edited by Eartha

    Good news - all coins are available again, except the Limited Edition ones. <indirect link removed by moderator - only direct links to a trackable coin in question are allowed>

    Cheers

     

    Ellandel

    Malaysia Geocachers

    in Asia

    Posted

    Hi all,

     

    I am a Belgian geocacher who has started a crazy project of discovering a geocache in every country on the planet. For all countries where I find a cache, I produce a personal geocoin with a symbol of the country. So this quarter, I have finished the sixth country and I'm putting my Malaysia Geocoin on sale. I am convinced all the Malaysians will know what it represents.

     

    If you want more information about the project, just go to my website

     

    And if you want to buy one of the coins (the other countries are still available too) just go to my Webshop

     

    And here is the coin. Hope you guys like it ! Let me know what you think

     

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    Ellandel - Geocaching around the planet

    New Geocoin in the series 'Geocaching around the planet

    in All Nations

    Posted

    Hi all,

     

    I am a Belgian geocacher who has started a crazy project of discovering a geocache in every country on the planet. For all countries where I find a cache, I produce a personal geocoin with a symbol of the country. So this quarter, I have finished the sixth country and I'm putting my Malaysia Geocoin on sale. I am convinced all the Malaysians will know what it represents.

     

    If you want more information about the project, just go to my website

     

    And if you want to buy one of the coins (the other countries are still available too) just go to my Webshop

     

    And here is the coin. Hope you guys like it ! Let me know what you think

     

    smallmalaysia.jpg

     

    Ellandel - Geocaching around the planet

    NEW : The sixth coin in Ellandel's series 'Geocaching around the Planet' is available for sale

    in Trackables

    Posted

    The sixth coin in the Ellandel Series is now available for sale. The country illustrated this quarter is Malaysia, a fascinating country where I had great fun geocaching at the foot of the Petronas Towers, some of the tallest tower buildings in the world, but also in the jungle forests of Borneo.

     

    The theme I selected for the Malaysian coin is the Wau, the large kite which the Malaysians like to assemble according to age-old traditions. They come in all sizes and colors, and they are one of the national symbols. Malaysian Airlines even has a stylized drawing of a Wau on the tail of their planes. The Wau chosen for this coin is called Wau Bulan, which means Moon Kite. For details on the wau, have a look at This page.

     

    So here is what the coin looks like. It blends nice, rich colors with lots of visible metal, and the use of translucent colors is showing the metal engravings under the paint. The effect is quite nice. It was designed by Paula Collins, based on an existing Wau pattern.

     

    smallmalaysia.jpg

     

    The Nickel, Gold (limited to 100) and Black (limited to 100) versions are available on the Webshop at www.ellandel.com/osCommerce/catalog . The Limited series will not be re-minted when they are sold out.

     

    If you want to know more about the series and the story behind it, all the details are available on the website at www.ellandel.com.

     

    This is a nice addition to your coin collection, and a unique design ! But hurry up, they are almost sold out!

    European Taxes on coins

    in Trackables

    Posted

    Strange that nobody has been able to state the simple facts :

     

    1) Goods sold and sent from any European Union country to any other European Union country carry VAT.

    2) Goods sold and sent from any European Union country to customers outside the European Union carry NO VAT

     

    Conclusion : an EU shop should never charge VAT on goods sent to the US. Full stop.

     

    It does not matter whether it is from Germany, Denmark or the UK, this is European Union legislation, applicable to all member states.

     

    Cheers

     

    Ellandel

    Changement de reviewer(s) en Wallonie

    in Belgium

    Posted

     

    Nous ne sommes ni un petit pays (x18 cela veut dire quoi ?), ni une ethnie, ni un groupe linguistique et nos problèmes politiques ne sont pas pire que les vôtres...

    Donc, comme tu te dis neutre, évites STP à l'avenir ces jugements de valeurs stéréotypées.

     

     

    Autelbas, tu es vraiment francophone ?

     

    1)

     

    'Nos problèmes politiques ne sont pas pire'

     

    il faudrait un 's' à pire... C'est un adjectif, attribut du sujet, et qui s'accorde donc en genre et en nombre...

     

     

    2)

     

    'évites STP...'

     

    Il s'agit d'un impératif, qui ne prend pas de 'S' . Il faut donc écrire 'évite STP'

     

    3)

     

    'ces jugements de valeurs stéréotypées'.

     

    Ce sont les jugements qui sont stéréotypés, pas les valeurs. Il ne fallait donc pas de 'e' à 'stéréotypées'

     

    Cela fait trois fautes sur deux phrases...

     

    Alors, tu veux encore donner des leçons ?

     

    sans rancune

    New Geocoin in the Series 'Geocaching around the Planet'

    in Trackables

    Posted

    This is the fifth coin in the series 'Geocaching around the Planet'. It is part of my crazy plan to find a geocache in each of the 192 countries of the planet. I'm well on my way since I have found a geocache in 26 countries already...still quite a few to go, but I'll get there !

     

    And for each country where I find a cache, I produce a geocoin which illustrates a symbol or a story about that country.

     

    This fifth coin celebrates Singapore and its Merlion, and you can buy the coin on my webshop HERE!.

     

    If you want more details about my project and the previous coins issued (there are still a few left), it's all on my website : www.ellandel.com.

     

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    So, what is a Merlion ? Well, it's an imaginary animal with the body of a fish and the head of a lion, that has become the symbol of Singapore. There are actually 5 statues representing it in Singapore, the most famous one located at the mouth of the Singapore river. The name - as you probably guessed - is a contraction of the two words MERmaid and LION, hence Merlion.

     

    According to some popular stories from the 11th century, Sang Nila Utama, a Malay prince, spotted a lion on an island while he was sailing to Melakka. That island became Singapore, which means 'Lion City' in Sanskrit.

     

    You can find the full story on Wikipedia on this link, and the story of the Merlion by clicking here!.

     

    In reality, the Merlion was designed in 1964 for the Singapore Tourism Board and was used as its symbol until 1997. So whether the legends are true or not, it does not really matter. It is a nice example of how successfully the city-state marketed itself... !

     

    There are still a few Limited Edition coins in Gold and Gun for sale, so hurry !

     

    Best regards

     

    Ellandel

    Singapore Geocachers

    in Asia

    Posted

    Hey Singaporean Geocachers

     

    I have started a series of geocoins : for every country where I find or hide a geocache, I publish a geocoin.

     

    It's no longer a secret : my fifth country is Singapore, and I have just issued a coin featuring the Merlion

     

    Check my website here !

     

    Hope you like it , and if you want to buy one (or more) just click on This link

     

    Here is the design.

     

    Cheers

     

    Ellandel (aka Luc)

     

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    Singapore Geocoin

    in Asia

    Posted

    Here is my fifth coin in the series of personal coins I am publishing. For each country where I find or hide a Geocache, I publish a Geocoin. More details can be found on my Website : Click here !

     

    The coin illustrates the Merlion, a mythical creature that was defending the coasts of Singapore against the furious waves of the South China Sea - or so the Singapore Tourism Board says !

     

    The coin looks great - here is a picture :

     

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    and if you want to get one of those rare geocoins, go to my Webshop on This link

     

    Let me know what you think

     

    Cheers

     

    Allandel (aka Luc)

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