+Landsharkz Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Landsharkz are proud to present a new provincial geocoin, trackable on geocaching.com. Thanks to LadybugJMC for her input and brainstorming this coin design with us! Newfoundland 2007 is available in black nickel or polished nickel- we have 500 of each metal finish and it has a custom prefix of NL for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. There is a slight variation of paint on the reverse... the shamrock and english rose are painted with translucent paint on the polished nickel version. Quote Link to comment
+Skyhawk9SP Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 Landsharkz are proud to present a new provincial geocoin, trackable on geocaching.com. Thanks to LadybugJMC for her input and brainstorming this coin design with us! Newfoundland 2007 is available in black nickel or polished nickel- we have 500 of each metal finish and it has a custom prefix of NL for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. There is a slight variation of paint on the reverse... the shamrock and english rose are painted with translucent paint on the polished nickel version. How do you order? I'll probably take one of each. Quote Link to comment
+redtailfalconer Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 www.landsharkz.ca Quote Link to comment
+sir_zman Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Does that say "Long way your big jib draw"?? What does that mean? Quote Link to comment
+Sunrayers Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 I think it's "Long May your Big Jib Draw" Some kind of Nautical saying! Quote Link to comment
+sir_zman Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 I think it's "Long May your Big Jib Draw" Some kind of Nautical saying! That does make more sense. Quote Link to comment
+mark&beth Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 "Long way your big jib draw" Maybe I can tackle this question, being from Newfoundland and all. It is a common slang saying, at least common a generation or two ago, and simply put it means may you always have good fortune. The saying is commonplace in the Screech-ing in of non-Newfoundlanders. The ceremony includes having a healthy dose of Newfie Screech Rum (potent stuff), wearing traditional fishing gear, kissing a fresh-from-the-water codfish (or puffin's backside), and saying a traditional Newfoundland saying ie. Long way your big jib draw! Since I'm here I may as well put some light on the rest of coins symbolisms. The lighthouse on one side of the coin is Cape Spear, which is the most easterly point in North America. Flipping the coin over, the flag is known as the Republic of Newfoundland, the very first flag of the province back in early settlement, but is now the unofficial flag of the province; and represents two of its early settlers: the Irish (green) and the British (pink) and peace of the two in between (white). Hope this clarifies the meaning of this quote and the symbolism of the coin itself. Love the coin btw, I have been waiting for its release date for quite some time. I'm getting two black versions from our coin buying group. Quote Link to comment
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