A Catalogue of New Zealand Geocaching Trackables Rodney Hall © 2019 – 2020 Last Updated : 2020-Oct-01 ISBN : 978-0-473-54558-1 Table of Contents P a g e | 3 Table of Contents Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................................... 3 Latest Additions ........................................................................................................................................................... 5 Geocoins ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Geocoins (Undated) ................................................................................................................................................... 45 Geopins (for matching geocoins) ............................................................................................................................... 53 Geotags ....................................................................................................................................................................... 55 Micro Geocoins .......................................................................................................................................................... 57 Pathtags – Traditional ................................................................................................................................................ 59 Pathtags – Odd Shapes ............................................................................................................................................ 109 ExTagz – Pathtags Alternatives ................................................................................................................................ 111 Travel Tags................................................................................................................................................................ 115 The End ..................................................................................................................................................................... 118 Latest Additions P a g e | 5 Latest Additions 2022-Oct-01 Geocoins : GC-2013-A-3 GC-2013-E GC-2016-B-1 GC-2016-C GC-2018-A-3 GC-2020-D Geocoins - Undated : GC-ND-CD-1 GC-ND-CD-2 GC-ND-VC-1 GC-ND-VC-2 Pathtags - Traditional : P[T-23149 PT-23171 PT-35029 PT-45105 PT-45106 PT-45209 PT-47918 ExTagz : Section completed Travel Tags : Section completed Geocoins P a g e | 7 Geocoins The First New Zealand Geocoin 2006-A Metal: Bronze finish / Enamelled Diameter: 45 mm Rim: Plain Edge: Plain Maker: ? Mintage: c 1,000 (guestimate from a forum) Obverse: In pale blue centre circle green with gold edge outline map of New Zealand … in black outer circle inscr around NEW ZEALAND | AOTEAROA | GODZONE Reverse: In black centre circle golden feathered kiwi facing R feeding in the grass … below serial number box … inscr around below Trackable on geocaching.com … in red outer circle inscr around above • New Zealand, a Wonderful Place to Cache • and around below 2006 Kiwi Geocoin Team Chelmo 2006-B-1 Metal: Black Nickel finish / Enamelled Diameter: 45 mm Rim: Plain Edge: Plain Maker: www.castlecoinsandpins.com Mintage: ? Obverse: In centre tuatara (sphenodon punctatus) to L and kiwi to R … behind snowy mountains … to L & R cabbage trees (cordyline australis) … below two silver ferns flanking geocaching logo Reverse: In centre circle outline terrain map of New Zealand with inscr to lower R Team | Chelmo (geocacher name) with silver fern above and around below S43 54.210 E171 44.980 (Ashburton) … to upper L serial number box with inscr above Trackable at and below Geocaching.com and silver fern above and below … in outer circle inscr around New Zealand | Aotearoa | Land of the long white cloud 8 | P a g e A Catalog of New Zealand Geocaching Trackables Team Chelmo 2006-B-2 Metal: Satin Gold finish / Enamelled Diameter: 45 mm Rim: Plain Edge: Plain Maker: www.castlecoinsandpins.com Mintage: 100 Obverse: Similar to 2006-B-1 Reverse: Similar to 2006-B-1 Team Chelmo 2006-B-3 Metal: Satin Silver finish / Enamelled Diameter: 45 mm Rim: Plain Edge: Plain Maker: www.castlecoinsandpins.com Mintage: 100 Obverse: Similar to 2006-B-1 Reverse: Similar to 2006-B-1 Team Chelmo 2006-B-4 Metal: Gold finish / Enamelled Diameter: 45 mm Rim: Plain Edge: Plain Maker: www.castlecoinsandpins.com Mintage: ? Obverse: Similar to 2006-B-1 Reverse: Similar to 2006-B-1 Geocoins P a g e | 9 Team Chelmo 2006-B-5 Metal: Silver finish / Enamelled Diameter: 45 mm Rim: Plain Edge: Plain Maker: www.castlecoinsandpins.com Mintage: ? Obverse: Similar to 2006-B-1 Reverse: Similar to 2006-B-1 Team Chelmo 2006-B-6 Metal: Bronze finish / Enamelled Diameter: 45 mm Rim: Plain Edge: Plain Maker: www.castlecoinsandpins.com Mintage: 50 Obverse: Similar to 2006-B-1 Reverse: Similar to 2006-B-1 Team Chelmo 2006-B-7 Metal: Chrome finish / Enamelled Diameter: 45 mm Rim: Plain Edge: Plain Maker: www.castlecoinsandpins.com Mintage: ? Obverse: Similar to 2006-B-1 Reverse: Similar to 2006-B-1 10 | P a g e A Catalog of New Zealand Geocaching Trackables Silver Fern – NZ GPS Society Inc. 2007-A Metal: Bronze finish / Enamelled Diameter: 42 mm Rim: Plain Edge: Plain Maker: ? Mintage: ? Obverse: In centre circle silver fern on woven background … in outer circle Maori patterns Reverse: In centre circle outline map of New Zealand … to upper L logo of GPS.org.nz … to lower R inscr TRACK ON | serial number box | GEOCACHING.COM … in outer circle inscr around NEW ZEALAND RECREATIONAL GPS SOCIETY INC. and around below • 2007 • Note: Not seen by author Geocoinfest Multi-Event (Aotearoa) 2007-B-1 Metal: Gold finish / Enamelled Diameter: 42 mm Rim: Plain Edge: Plain Maker: www.oakcoins.com Mintage: ? Obverse: In centre golden sun with 10 gold / brown rays all in a mosaic pattern … sun has eyes and mouth Reverse: From top inscr GEOCOINFEST | (logo of geocaching.com) | Multi-Event | AOTEAROA | A MOSAIC OF EVENTS | October 6th 2007 | Track the pieces on | (uneven dashed line) | geocaching.com … surrounded by uneven dashed circle Note: See matching pin 2007-B-P Signal the Frog 2007-C Metal: Silver finish / Enamelled Diameter: 45 mm Rim: Plain Edge: Plain Maker: ? Mintage: ? Obverse: In centre green “signal the frog” doing bungee jump from crane gantry … inscr JULY 2007 … loop suspension with red ‘bungee cord’ attached Reverse: In centre serial number box … above ‘stamp’ inscr SIGNAL THE FROG | NEW ZEALAND | World Geocaching | Series 13 … to right logo of geocaching.org … below green hills inscr above Trackable at geocaching.com Geocoins P a g e | 11 Hector’s Dolphin 2007-D Metal: Black Nickel finish / Enamelled Dimensions: 51 * 46 (hexagon) Rim: Plain Edge: Plain Maker: ? Mintage: ? Obverse: Across central bar Hector’s dolphin (cephalorhynchus hectori) facing L … around outer circle a further 6 Hector’s dolphins Reverse: Underwater scene … at upper L serial number box …. Inscr across central bar Trackable at geocaching.com Sputnik – Zork V 2007-E Metal: Two tone Au/Ag finish / Enamelled Dimensions: 55 * 38 mm Rim: Plain Edge: Plain Maker: www.coinsandpins.com Mintage: 250 Obverse: Coin portrays satellite orbiting earth … in centre image of sputnik … inscr above SPUTNIK and below in scroll 1957 – 2007 … inscr at bottom 20.008 MHz Reverse: In centre image of modern satellite … inscr above GALILEO and below 1207.140 MHZ … to L serial number box … inscr around below TRACKABLE AT GEOCACHING.COM Symbology – In Celebration of Geocaching 2007-F-1 Metal: Gold finish Diameter: 51 mm Rim: Plain Edge: Plain / Inscribed (incuse) Maker: www.crakeproductions.com Mintage: ? Obverse: In centre logo of geocaching.org … surrounded by 8 symbols of geocaching … in outer circle 32 further symbols of geocaching Reverse: In centre outline map of eastern world with Europe, Africa, Middle East & West Asia … surrounded in 6 circles by names of 50+ countries partaking in geocaching (New Zealand in ring 4) … in outer circle inscr around serial number box (diamond) IN CELEBRATION OF GEOCACHING (diamond) TRACKABLE AT GEOCACGING.COM Edge: Symbology (n): The art of expression through symbols Christopher Rake (crake) 2007 12 | P a g e A Catalog of New Zealand Geocaching Trackables Symbology – In Celebration of Geocaching 2007-F-2 Metal: Silver finish Diameter: 51 mm Rim: Plain Edge: Plain / Inscribed (incuse) Maker: www.crakeproductions.com Mintage: ? Obverse: Similar to 2007-F-1 Reverse: Similar to 2007-F-1 Edge: Similar to 2007-F-1 Symbology – In Celebration of Geocaching 2007-F-3 Metal: Copper finish Diameter: 51 mm Rim: Plain Edge: Plain / Inscribed (incuse) Maker: www.crakeproductions.com Mintage: ? Obverse: Similar to 2007-F-1 Reverse: Similar to 2007-F-1 Edge: Similar to 2007-F-1 Kiwi – NZ GPS Society Inc. 2008-A Metal: Bronze finish / Enamelled Diameter: 44 mm Rim: Plain Edge: Plain Maker: www.personalgeocoins.com Mintage: ? Obverse: In centre circle outline of kiwi facing R on woven background … in outer circle Maori patterns Reverse: In centre circle outline map of New Zealand … to upper L logo of GPS.org.nz … to lower R inscr TRACK ON | serial number box | GEOCACHING.COM … in outer circle inscr around NEW ZEALAND RECREATIONAL GPS SOCIETY INC. and around below • 2008 • Geocoins P a g e | 13 Geocoin Club Issue – Feb 2008 2008-B Metal: Black Nickel finish /Enamelled Dimensions: 51 * 31 mm (elongated circle) Rim: Plain Edge: Plain Maker: www.geocoinclub.com