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Coin 5 Pounds Gibraltar Centennial Olympics Zeus 1996
€24.90
Commemorative coin of Gibraltar of 5 pounds of the year 1996. Uncirculated (UNC).
This collector coin commemorates the centenary of the first Olympic Games in Athens (1896).
We send the coin of the image.
This coin commemorates the first Olympic Games held in Athens in 1896. They were the first Olympics in which 241 only male athletes from 14 countries participated (Germany, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Chile, Denmark, United States, France, Greece , Hungary, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland).
Competitions were held in the following sports:
- Athletics
- Cycling
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Fight
- Fencing
- Gymnastics
- Weightlifting
- Threw
Once the first Olympiad of the Modern Era was over, King Jorge said that the Olympic Games should always be celebrated in Athens although today we see that they are celebrated in different places around the world.
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Data sheet
- Country
- Gibraltar
- Metal
- Virenium
- Coin grading
- Uncirculated (UNC)
- Mintage
- -
- Year
- 1996
- Weight
- 20 g
- Diameter
- 36 mm
Commemorative coin of Gibraltar of 5 pounds of the year 1996. Uncirculated (UNC).
This collector coin commemorates the centenary of the first Olympic Games in Athens (1896).
We send the coin of the image.