Description: Awesome! Royal Order of King Neptune's Ancient Order of the Deep Where Slimy Pollywogs Earn the Right to be "Trusty Shellbacks" US Navy, Royal Navy and Coastie / Coast Guard or any other Trusty Sailor Black Nickel Plated Challenge Coin This is a nice high quality Shellback coin in the shape of a sea shell, which measures 1 3/4 inches high, by 2 inches wide. It is black nickel plated. You get the coin without any engraving. The engraved pictures merely show how the person's name/rank, date, coordinates (lat/long) along with the ships name can be engraved for the person who earned the right to be a, "Trusty Shellback". ________________________________________________________________________ Definition of Shellback from Wikipedia: The ceremony of crossing the line is an initiation rite in the Royal Navy, U.S. Navy, and other navies which commemorates a sailor's first crossing of the equator. Originally the tradition was created as a test for seasoned sailors to ensure their new shipmates were capable of handling long rough times at sea. Sailors who have already crossed the equator are nicknamed (Trusty) Shellbacks, often referred to as Sons of Neptune; those who have not are nicknamed (Slimy) Pollywogs. "King Neptune and his court" (usually including his first assistant Davy Jones and her Highness Amphitrite and often various dignitaries, who are all represented by the highest ranking seamen) officiate at the ceremony, during which the Pollywogs undergo a number of increasingly disgusting ordeals (wearing clothing inside out and backwards; crawling on hands and knees on nonskid-coated decks; being swatted; being locked in stocks and pillories and pelted with mushy fruit; crawling through chutes and large tubs of rotting garbage; kissing the Royal Baby's belly coated with axle grease, hair chopping, etc), largely for the entertainment of the shellbacks....more _______________________________________________________________________ This coin is made for the "Slimy Pollywog" who earns the label of "Trusty Shellback" through Royal Order of King Neptune's Ancient Order of the Deep’s crossing the equator initiation . A super nice addition to any challenge coin collection and a "must have" for a Shellback to have on hand at any watering hole and port across the world. Don't be the Shellback who's buying the other sailors' a drink. On the front of the coin it says, "Royal Order of King Neptune." Below these words is a nice graphic of King Neptune being pulled through the sea. On the left side is a helmsman's wheel with Amphitrite (Sea Goddess; consort of Poseidon, and a symbolic representation of the sea) written below it. In the middle, on the bottom is an image of a pollywog with the word Shellback below it. On the bottom right side an anchor with the name Davy Jones. On the bottom of the shellback coin is place to engrave the name of the Shellback. On the backside of the coin you have the words,” Ancient Order of the Deep." Below these words is a nice graphic of the world and deep seas the sailor knows and respects as their home while sailing them. The world map is marked with a small emerald green mark to commemorate the Emerald Shellback (latitude 0 degrees, and longitude 0 degrees - Prime Meridian), and is marked with a small golden spot commemorate the Golden Shellback (latitude 0 degrees, and 180 degrees longitude - International Date Line). Below the map are the words "Equator Crossing," with a compass in between the two words. On the left side of the world map is a blank shell made for engraving the date crossed the equator, and on the right side of the map is a blank shell to engrave the latitude/longitude of where the crossing was made. At the bottom of the Shellback coin is a blank to engrave the name of the vessel. NOTE 2: Never personally given any of the coins. They are from either purchases of collections or from professional makers of military challenge coins. All coins are guaranteed to be in excellent condition. The accepted payments are: PAYPAL and please contact seller for other methods of accepted payment, which you may have used in past please contact me through the eBay messaging system. Thanks! Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
Price: 10 USD
Location: Panama City, Florida
End Time: 2024-08-30T21:28:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.25 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
