Urk is a former island on the border of the IJsselmeer in the province of Flevoland. Its written history dates back to the year 966. At that time Urk was an island in the Zuiderzee, the open inner sea in the center of the Low Countries. The main livelyhood of the population was, and still is, fishery.
Release Dates
2006
Features
- Coin Alloy Name: Alpaca 12
- Coin Alloy Color: silver
- Coin Diameter: 31,00
- Coin Thickness: 2,25
- Coin Edge: serrated, fine
- City: URK
- Country: The Netherlands
- Available: no
- Location: URK, The Netherlands