When the Enigma cipher machine was patented in 1918 it was state of the art, however so were airplanes made from fabric and wood. If you can sucessfully decode the enigma message on the back of this geocoin, try to place or visit this coin at that secret cache's location also. Especially Biuro Szyfrów (Poland) and Bletchley Park (England) where the Enigma codes were broken. Try to get pictures at famous codebreaking centers past and present. This geocoin wants to visit difficult puzzle caches around the world, and be discovered by any geocachers who solve Enigma puzzles. Luckily today there are several accurate computer simulations of these machines available, so everyone can still have access to one of these rare and once secret cipher machines and try to decode this coin, even though there are only a few real ones still in operating condition. Enigma machines are rare and valueable, many of them were destroyed during the war and very few were ever captured intact. Fortunately all the machine settings needed to decode this message are provided on the front of the geocoin, so you won't need to risk your life to capture them. This geocoin is designed to look like a rotor from an Enigma cipher machine and has a coded message on it's back that can be decoded using an Enigma M2114 (aka Kriegsmarine M3). This coin is dedicated to Arthur Scherbius (1878-1929), the brilliant inventor of the Enigma cipher machine.

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