FPE2008 Almere Geocoin

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Tracking Number: PC25K2

Teil der Coinsammlung der Kanustation Mirow / poseptun

This geocoin was introduced on 08/31/08 during the Flevo Polder Event (FPE 2008) - GC19TCW. The coin contains references to Almere where the event took place.
The front of the coin shows the colours of the Almere. In the middle there is a picture of a cog-ship. These elements can be found in the coat of arms of the city of Almere.
The back shows a reference to geocaching and the coordinates of the city-hall. The colors in the rim are the same as used by geocaching.com.
There are 250 coins produced in total.

Almere is a city and municipality in the province of Flevoland bordering Lelystad and Zeewolde. The municipality of Almere comprises the districts Almere Stad, Almere Haven, Almere Buiten, Almere Hout, Almere Poort (under construction) and Almere Pampus (design phase).
Almere is one of the youngest cities in the Netherlands: the first house was finished in 1976, and Almere became a municipality in 1984. It is the largest municipality in Flevoland with 184,405 citizens (7 July 2008), and the 8th largest in the Netherlands. In October 2007, the city council of Almere made agreements with the government to expand the city to 350,000 inhabitants by 2030.
The original plans for the IJsselmeerpolders saw the land being used for agriculture. However, after World War II housing was needed for the rapidly growing population of Amsterdam and two towns were planned in the polders Oostelijk Flevoland and Zuidelijk Flevoland. The town in Oostelijk Flevoland became Lelystad. The town in Zuidelijk Flevoland was still called Zuidweststad (English: South West City) on the first sketches, but in the 1970s it became called Almere, named after the early medieval name of the Zuiderzee.