Once a member of the Hanseatic League, Groningen is located in the northern Netherlands at a confluence of waterways. Home to over 230,00 Dutch, the city is a University center, with a 4-century educational lineage. The city traded hands between the French, Spanish, English and Germans during its nearly 1000 years. The latter occupation led to the destruction of much of the Grote Markt, but the Martinitoren survived and is featured prominently on this cover, which can be found in the square 75 meters from the landmark. The cover was produced by Rademakers for gas company TBS. The graphic is surrounded by a standard Dutch grid with pickpoints at the east and west quadrants. For some reason the foundry chose lowercase Arial for the typeface of “stad,” but an added city name in Gridnik by the famous native graphic designer Wim Crouwel serves as the landmark’s foundation.

PART OF THE NETHERLANDS COASTERS SET.