Icelandic Boy Scouts - Reykjavik, Iceland
Posted by: Metro2
N 64° 08.768 W 021° 56.181
27W E 454441 N 7113633
This plaque is on a house behind the old 1851 National Congress Building.
Waymark Code: WMM1HE
Location: Iceland
Date Posted: 07/02/2014
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The sign reads:
I THESSU HUSI
VAR FYRSTA SKATAFELAG A ISLANDI
SKATAFELAG REYKJAVIKUR STOFNAD
2 NOVEMBER 1912
SKJOLDINN SETTI SKATASAMBAND REYKJAVIKUR
A ALDARAFMAELISDAGINN"
which Google poorly translates as:
In this house
First Scout clubs in Iceland's
Tax Reykjavik established
2 NOVEMBER 1912
Shield set FEDERAL TAX Reykjavik
A CENTURY BIRTHDAY"
The Boy Scout logo is on the plaque.
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