Today in my favorite antique shop I came over 5 old - vintage hiking sticks with stick nails – stocknägel. I could not find the word for a stocknagel in english. To explain it, a stocknagel is a souvenir you nail on your walking or hiking stick from a place of interest – mostly in the mountains. Its a tradition in europe and also a collectable or souvinir of where you have been. Its also a motivation for kids to collect them and some go mad about getting their sticks full. By that they learn to enjoy hiking and climb mountains by play.
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In English they are often called “hiking medallions” or “hiking stick/staff medallions”. Oftentimes they can be found at gift shops in national parks.
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