Prime Meridian Geocoin

This geocoin has been included in the database as it represents the Prime Meridian located in London, England.

Side ASide BIconFinishEditionQuantityDescription
Antique BronzeRE700Material: Metal
Size: 38mm
Depth: 3.7mm
Prefix: PM
Year: 2006
Designer: cqdx
Producer: DX Coins
Antique SilverLE300Material: Metal
Size: 38mm
Depth: 3.7mm
Prefix: PM
Year: 2006
Designer: cqdx
Producer: DX Coins

The Prime Meridian Observatory is pictured on Side A, with title “Royal Observatory Greenwich” and coordinates “N51 28.677 W000 00.088”. A steel sculpture at the Greenwich Observatory in London and line along with the trackable code are on Side B and around the edge is the text “Prime Meridian of the World”. The trackable icon is a cartoon image of the steel sculpture as seen on Side B of the geocoin.

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References

Icon Figure
Prime Meridian Geocoin on the Geocaching Forum Website
2006 3d Prime Meridian Bronze Coin Now Shipping on the Geocaching Forum Website
2006 1st Edition 3 Dimensional Prime Meridian Bronze Geocoin on the DX Coins Website
Prime Meridian Geocoin on the  Kleine Geschichten aus den ersten Geocoinjahren Website
Prime Meridian Geocoin on The Cachebug Website
Information on The Meridian Building
Information on the Greenwich Sculpture