These geocoins were all produced to commemorate a famous person or are connected to a famous person in the UK.
The geocoins are connected to the following famous people:
Alan Turing
Alan Turing is a British mathematician and logician who contributed to mathematics, cryptanalysis, logic, philosophy, mathematical biology, computer science, cognitive science, artificial intelligence and artificial life. He is best known for his involvement with breaking Enigma whilst at Bletchley Park, through designing the code breaking machine known as the Bombe. He also devised the first systematic method for breaking code written by the German cipher machine known as the “Tunny”. After the war he was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his code-breaking work.
The geocoins connected to Alan Turing are:
REFERENCES
Information on Alan Turing in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland and moved to America at 13 years old. In America he became an industrialist involved in the American steel industry and a philanthropist. He went on to set up several trusts in both the United Kingdom and America. (Due to the trusts he set up in Scotland he has been included in this category).
The geocoin associated with Andrew Carnegie is:
REFERENCES
Information on Andrew Carnegie in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Anne Bonny
Anne Bonny was a pirate born in Ireland. During a brief time marauding the Caribbean she became enshrined in legend as one of only a few female pirates.
The geocoin associated with Anne Bonny is:
REFERENCES
Information on Anne Bonny in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Anne Bronte
Anne Brontë was an English poet and author from Yorkshire.
The geocoin associated with Anne Bronte is:
REFERENCES
Information on Anne Bronte in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin was a British naturalist. Charles came up with the scientific theory of evolution by natural selection which became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies. The theory was formulated by a two-year voyage around the world on the HMS Beagle and took two decades to release it in 1859 to the public in the book “On the Origin of Species”.
The geocoin associated with Charles Darwin is:
REFERENCES
Information on Charles Darwin in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin is a British comedian, actor, director, writer and composer.
The geocoin associated with Charlie Chaplin is:
REFERENCES
Information on Charlie Chaplin in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Conan Doyle (Sherlock Homes)
Sherlock Homes is a fictional “consulting detective” character created by Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle. Arthur based Sherlock Homes on his professor whilst at the University of Edinburgh Medical School, Doctor Joseph Bell and the method he used in diagnosing a patient’s disease. Sherlock Homes stories are based pursuing criminals through Victorian and Edwardian London, South of England and Europe.
The geocoin associated with Conan Doyle (Sherlock Homes) is:
REFERENCES
Information on Conan Doyle (Sherlock Homes) in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
David Douglas
David Douglas was a Scottish botanist who was a traveller and botanical collector in the Scottish Highlands, North America and other parts of the UK for the Royal Horticultural Society. As a result of this he introduced over 200 plants to Britain. The Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and primrose genus Douglasia are both named after him.
The geocoin associated with David Douglas is:
REFERENCES
Information on David Douglas in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Doctor Who
Doctor Who.
The geocoin associated with Doctor Who are:
Donald Campbell
Donald Campbell was a British motorboat and automobile driver who continued in his father’s, Sir Malcolm Campbell, footsteps in setting world records on both land and water. Each racing car and hydroplane he drove was named Bluebird after the play L’Oiseau bleu in Englishmeaning “The Bluebird”.
The geocoin associated with Donald Campbell is:
REFERENCES
Information on Pink Floyd in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams is a British comic writer. His best known work is “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” which was a mock science-fiction series.
The geocoins associated with Douglas Adams are:
- Hitchhikers Guide Round Geocoin
- Hitchhikers Guide 42 Geocoin
- Arthur & Trillian Geocoin
- The Hitchhiker’s Coin to the Galaxis Geocoin
REFERENCES
Information on Douglas Adams in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Edward Teach (Blackbeard)
Edward Teach (Blackbeard).
The geocoin associated with Edward Teach (Blackbeard) is:
REFERENCES
Information on Blackbeard (Edward Teach) in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Gilbert Baker
Gilbert Baker.
The geocoin associated with Gilbert Baker is:
REFERENCES
Information on Gilbert Baker in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Gordon Bennett
Gordon Bennett.
The geocoin associated with Gordon Bennett is:
REFERENCES
Information on Gordon Bennett in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Henry VIII
Henry VIII was King of England. Henry VIII is well known for having six wives, successively, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr.
The geocoin associated with Henry VIII is:
REFERENCES
Information on Henry VIII in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Ian Fleming (James Bond)
Ian Fleming created the fictional character James Bond otherwise known as 007 for his novels based on secret work by the British Secret Intelligence Service, MI6.
The geocoins associated with Ian Fleming (James Bond) are:
REFERENCES
Information on Ian Fleming (James Bond) in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
James Matthew Barrie
James Matthew Barrie.
The geocoin associated with James Matthew Barrie is:
REFERENCES
Information on James Matthew Barrie in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
John Harrison
John Harrison was a British horologist which invented the first practical marine chronometer. A chronometer is a time keeping device which allows navigators to compute with accuracy their longitude at sea.
The geocoin associated with John Harrison is:
REFERENCES
Information on John Harrison in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
King Arthur
King Arthur is a legendary British King in Arthurian romance stories. It is not known if he was a real person or fictional character. King Arthur was the leader of the knightly fellowship called the Round Table.
The geocoins associated with King Arthur are:
REFERENCES
Information on King Arthur in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
King Charles III
King Charles III is the king of the United Kingdom.
The geocoins associated with King Charles III are:
REFERENCES
Information on Queen Elizabeth II in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll is the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson an English author and poet, best known for his children’s book “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”.
The geocoin associated with Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) is:
REFERENCES
Information on Lewis Carroll in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Merlin
Merlin is a legendary magician found in Arthurian romance stories alongside King Arthur. He also has links to ancient Celtic mythology especially with Myrddin in Welsh tradition.
The geocoins associated with Merlin are:
REFERENCES
Information on Merlin in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd.
The geocoin associated with Pink Floyd is:
REFERENCES
Information on Pink Floyd in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Private Henry Patch
Private Henry Patch.
The geocoin associated with Private Henry Patch is:
REFERENCES
Information on Private Henry Patch in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizbeth II is the queen of the United Kingdom.
The geocoins associated with Queen Elizabeth II are:
- Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Official Geocoin
- The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022
- The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022
REFERENCES
Information on Queen Elizabeth II in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Queen of the Iceni (Boudica)
Queen of the Iceni (Boudicca).
The geocoins associated with Queen of the Iceni (Boudicca) are:
REFERENCES
Information on Queen of the Iceni (Boudica) in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl was a British author who wrote books for both adults and children.
The geocoin associated with Roald Dahl is:
REFERENCES
Information on Roald Dahl in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Robert Burns
Robert Burns is considered the national poet of Scotland, one of his poems is the well-known “Auld Lang Syne”.
The geocoins associated with Robert Burns are:
- Robert Burns 2009 Geocoin
- Mega Scotland 2014 Rose Geocoin
- Mega Scotland 2014 Star Geocoin
- Mega Scotland 2014 Mouse Geocoin
- 7th UK Mega 2014 Attendee Coin
- 7th UK Mega 2014 Helper Coin
REFERENCES
Information on Robert Burns in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Saint David
Saint David is the patron saint of Wales.
The geocoin associated with Saint David is:
REFERENCES
Information on Saint David in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Saint George
Saint George is a Christian martyr, the patron saint of England and is honoured as one of the 14 Auxiliary Saints (Holy Helpers). There are many legends about him as a Roman soldier including the story of rescuing a Libyan king’s daughter from a dragon and then slaying the dragon in return to be baptized. This story could be the Christian version of the legend of Perseus.
The geocoins associated with Saint George are:
REFERENCES
Information on Saint George in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick
The geocoins associated with Saint Patrick are:
REFERENCES
Information on Saint Patrick in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake was an English admiral which is best known for circumnavigating Earth between 1577 and 1580 and attacking Spanish ships on route. He is credited for the defence of England by raiding Spain’s harbour at Cádiz in 1587 and disrupting the Spanish Armada in the English Channel. Thus, in Spain he is seen as a pirate.
The geocoin associated with Sir Francis Drake is:
REFERENCES
Information on Sir Francis Drake in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
Sir John A MacDonald
Sir John Alexander Macdonald was born in Scotland in 1815 and became the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada. During 1848 to 1854 his focus was on strengthening Canada and Great Britain’s ties. The British North America Act was passed in 1867 creating the Dominion of Canada and Sir John MacDonald became its first leader. Later that year he was then created Knight Commander of the Bath for recognition of services to the British Empire.
The geocoin associated with Sir John A MacDonald is:
REFERENCES
Information on Sir John A MacDonald in the Britannica Online Encyclopaedia