Coin ceremony
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title:
Coin ceremony
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The coin ceremony is an event which takes place at the keel laying, in the early stages of a ship's construction. In it, the shipbuilders place one or two coins under the keel block of the new ship to bless the ship and as a symbol of good fortune. The coins are not normally fixed in place and are often retrieved when the ship sails out of the dry-dock,. The mast stepping ceremony is a similar event which occurs towards the end of a ship's construction, and involves the placing of coins undernea
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Act of placing a coin under a ship's keel for good luck
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_ceremony
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2023-09-25T14:44:17Z
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