“In memoriam Reintje de Vos” Geocoin (Antique Silver)

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Owner:: Geo-Dragonchild Message this owner
Released:: Thursday, December 7, 2006
Origin:: Netherlands
Recently Spotted:: In the hands of the owner.

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The “In memoriam Reintje de Vos” Geocoin (antique silver) was posthumous designed and minted for Coen Boltjes, better known by geocachers as Reintje de Vos. On December 7th 2006 Coen Boltjes, who was a web developer for the Foundation Geocaching Netherlands, died.

geocoin - front

At his funeral Ronald Heirbaut (Heirbaut Hunter) spoke some words and wrote the following description for this geocoin:

"Coen Boltjes, better known as Reintje de Vos (Reintje the Fox), was a geocacher who enjoyed everything about geocaching. Not only did he like the puzzling or searching for the cache, but also loved the walk and the people surrounding him. Although Coen was single and did not have children, he was a real family man. Unfortunately Coen died in 2006 after a short period, suffering from cancer.

Coen was not only a geocacher in the field, but on the computer as well. People know him especially from his maps, standard maps at first, GoogleMaps at a later stage. During his stay in hospital, he asked for postcards without any hesitation or embarrassment (note that maps and postcards use the same Dutch word). "You always get a map from me, now I would like a postcard from you", he said. This was the kind of humor of Coen.

Until December 3rd, he was busy with geocaching. That day was his last day online. Ideas, improvements and things that should be done different; assuring the quality and make sure that his thingies kept working. He disliked lazy people for not reading carefully, not searching too well or not double-check if necessary; it made him itchy. Above all, his difficult caches could be found with straightforward logic, so anybody should be able to find it, he said.

Reintje, as geocachers we remind you with respect, gratitude and appreciation. You have put geocaching on the map, literally as well as figurative. Not a man of too many words on the forum, but one with many deeds and a pleasant stream of words in real life. Always an enthusiastic conversation about a new cache, improvements on the website and new thingies to build; most of the time followed by the words "if you know what I mean". You did what you liked most, passionately, professionally and unselfish. As a geocacher you leave us two marvelous caches and 443 logs of caches you found, either alone or with others.

As a webprogrammer Coen has done a great job and a lot of work to make geocaching.nl as it is now. Only for his own pleasure he made things he thought might be useful. Trying and learning motivated him as well. Constantly aware that over 2000 people used the website on a daily basis, he made sure that quality was an issue for the website. Many people are proud and honored to have known Coen personally. Coen was a warmhearted man."

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"In memoriam Reintje de Vos" Geocoin (antique silver)

After his death some Dutch geocachers thought it would be great idea to make a memorial geocoin for Coen. With permission of his family and the Foundation, they started working on the idea. All designs were sent to Coen's family, and they made the final selection. That's how this coin was created.

The front of the coin shows a picture in 3D of the avatar of Reintje and the text: 10/12/1960 ~ Reintje de Vos ~ 7/12/2006 ~ In Memoriam. The back of the coin shows the DHZ-kaart (the map Coen was known for by most), the geocaching logo and the text: Coen Boltjes ~ Webdeveloper www.geocaching.nl. The coin has an antique silver finish.

Coen's family wanted all proceedings to be donated to the Dutch organisation for nature conservancy - Natuurmonumenten. It is one of the major Dutch organisations for conservation of the forest in which geocachers spend many hours. By buying this coin you make a little contribution to the quality of our sport.

The coin has a unique icon, that was generously provided for free by Groundspeak. Designs were provided by the people of Geocoins.nl, who also coordinated the production and took care of the sales.

geocoin - front

The "In memoriam Reintje de Vos" Geocoin (antique silver) is a geocoin out of the stunning collection of JackHoe and has been transferred to the personal collection of Geo-Dragonchild. The aim of this geocoin is to please everyone who looks at this beautiful geocoin and discovered it

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9/26/2015	Höögarna discovered it	Visit Log
😛Hej min vän. Nu har jag kommit till insikt att jag loggar dina underbara vackra Coin med en enkel vanlig logg tyvärr👎 Jag har inte tid till annat just nu. Inte om jag skall göra som jag egentligen vill. Skriva både engelska och svenska loggar, sitta med google translate och försöka få till en fantastisk unik logg på varenda en av dina vackra. Men något jag gör är att öppna upp och läsa historien som dom har 👍 Detta var en av alla hundratals loggbara Coin som jag beundrade på geocoinfesten i Eindhoven. Stort tack för att jag fick beundras av dess skönhet😚 👍
9/26/2015	Breun discovered it	Visit Log
Beim "Geocoinfest Europe 2015 Netherlands" gab es ohne Ende Coins und TB's zu bewundern. Erst Heute in der kalten Jahreszeit haben wir sie uns noch einmal am Computer angeschaut und sie discovert. Viele Grüße aus dem Bergischen Land vom Team "Breun".
9/26/2015	pinootjes discovered it	Visit Log
Tijdens het Geocoinfest Europe 2015 in Eindhoven hebben we met veel plezier deze fraaie verzameling Geocoins mogen aanschouwen. Een prachtige verzameling waar de eigenaar terecht trots op mag zijn. Veel dank voor het laten zien van deze serie Geocoins.
9/26/2015	SaHaRe discovered it	Visit Log
Wir waren auf unsere Hochzeitsreise als wir einen Geocoin der Veranstalter in Hamburg gefunden haben. Als wir geschaut haben welche Aufgabe der Coin hatte haben wir das Geocoinfest entdeckt und haben es natürlich gleich in unser Reiseprogramm aufgenommen. Es war ein tolles Erlebnis gewesen und sehr Interessant wie viele verschiedene TB und Coins es auf der Welt gibt. vielen Dank fürs Zeigen
9/26/2015	freakycat discovered it	Visit Log
I attended the mega event in Eindhoven and had a great time which included seeing this excellent collection. My husband (medic143) sent the photo to the CO and got permission to log them all. Thanks to the CO for sharing.
9/26/2015	medic143 discovered it	Visit Log
I attended the Mega Event in Eindhoven and discovered this wonderful collection. The CO was find enough to send me the list on the 12th October but I'm only getting round to logging them in December - while on holidays finishing my Jasmir!
9/26/2015	OmeErik discovered it	Visit Log
Afgelopen 26 September was daar het GeoCoinFest in Eindhoven. Een mega groot spektakel en een werkelijk walhalla voor TravelBug en GeoCoinliefhebbers. Ikzelf was deze ochtend vrijwilliger en tijdens die werkzaamheden op een rustig ogenblik ook even snel een foto weten te maken bij deze prachtige collectie. Wat een enorme verzameling!! Daar zitten heel wat uurtjes verzamelarbeid in! Om maar niet te spreken van... Geo-Dragonchild dankjewel voor het laten zien van je mooie collectie! En dankjewel voor de handige discover-service!! Happy GeoCaching!
9/26/2015	Supamama discovered it	Visit Log
Dich habe ich auf dem Geocoinfest Europe 2015 Netherlands in Eindhoven gesehen. Hier haben wir einen schönen Tag verbracht, einige Caches gehoben und ganz, ganz viele TBs und Coins discovert. Vielen Dank dafür
9/26/2015	Supapapa discovered it	Visit Log
Für das Geocoinfest Europe 2015 Netherlands sind wir in Eindhoven angereist. Wie zu erwachten gab es hier neben Verkaufsständen auch einiges anderes zu sehen. Coin Ausstellungen in der oberen Etage, Signal in der unteren. Und natürlich viele bekannte und unbekannte Cacher. diese hatten viele TBs ud Coins zum discovern dabei und zeigten diese auch gerne. Du warst einer davon. [font=Arial][size=1]Danke für's zeigen[/size] [i][b][purple]S[/purple][/b][/i][i][blue]upa[/blue][/i][i][b][purple]P[/purple][/b][/i][i][blue]apa[/blue][/i]
9/26/2015	CapraIbex96 discovered it	Visit Log
Sorry dat ik zo lang heb gewacht met deze lijst. Maar al deze trackables/coins gezien op het Geocoinfest in Eindhoven op 26 september 2015.
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