MECCA QIBLA KAABA COMPASS Magnetic Silver Coin 1000 Francs Niger 2012

Regardless of one's position anybody can find out in which direction Mecca is, by using of this special coin. Mecca, the birth place of Islam's prophet Mohammed, is the Muslims' holiest city. The arrow, on coin reverse, orients itself toward the North Pole. On the coin the globe is symbolically subdivided into 36 segments. The position 0/36 for Mecca is represented by both minarets and the conventionalised Kaaba. On an enclosure several cities are listed with a number. Who then wants to locate the position of Mecca must turn the set until the thin end of the arrow points to the corresponding number. The minarets then indicate in which direction Mecca lies. This set is especially suitable as a gift to express ones appreciation towards the receiver. It is not essential to take the set on journeys. It also does its service on a desk or shelf – it shows in which direction Mecca lies. The reverse shows the emblem of Niger.