Description

In August 2024, Luc (owner of, and designer at CreaCoins) went to Tanzania for an Photo Safari in the National Parks of Arusha (where you get a permanent view on mount Kilimanjaro) and Tarangire. His photo “hunt” can be viewed at Studio Araks.
It took quite a while to come up with a design that would reflect the nice impressions that burned for ever in his memory.

For the front he chose the obvious mount Kilimanjaro and the Baobab in the background and for the zebra he used a picture he made himself (see here).
The colors in the front reflect a lot the iron-red earth colors mixed in the back and the sky with the official colors of Tanzanian flag.
In its edge are miniatures of the “Big 5” and the Tanzanian motto “Freedom and Unity” (“Uhuru na Umoja” in Swahili).

On the back is the shape of the country in its national colors and decorated with elements of its Coat of Arms herewith shown:

It comprises a warrior’s shield which bears a golden portion on the upper part followed underneath by the flag of Tanzania. The golden portion represents minerals in the United Republic; the red portion underneath the flag symbolises the rich fertile soil of Africa; and the wavy bands represent the land, sea, lakes and coastal lines of the United Republic. In the golden part of the flag, there appears a burning torch signifying freedom (Uhuru), enlightenment and knowledge; a spear signifying defence of freedom and crossed axe and hoe being tools that the people of Tanzania use in developing the country.
The shield stands upon the representation of Mount Kilimanjaro. Elephant tusks are supported by a man and a woman, with a clove bush at the feet of the man and a cotton bush at the feet of the woman indicating the theme of co-operation.

This geocoin has its own icon.