OLYMPIC, SOCCER & SPORTS COINS

OLYMPIC COINS FROM SAN MARINO

San Marino issued this attractive 100 & 200 Lire coins in 1980 for the Moscow Olympic Games. The designs were based on the ancient Greek Olympics. The 28mm steel 100 Lire pictures a muscular naked archer drawing a bow.  The 24mm aluminum-bronze 200 Lire pictures a pair of wrestlers.  The reverse of both coins features the Olympic rings and the three towers of San Marino.  Both coins are beautiful, but very difficult to photograph due to their low relief.
Item C-SM-OLY2  SAN MARINO 100 & 200 LIRE 1980 OLYMPICS KM108-109 UNC.    $5.00

Also see:
SAN MARINO EURO COINS

OFFICIAL TORINO WINTER OLYMPIC COINS FROM ITALY

Italy issued a number of coins to commeomorate the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turino (Turin). We are pleased to offer you four of these attractive coins: a bi-metallic 2 Euro which was issued for general circulation, a silver Proof 10 Euro and two silver Proof 5 Euro coins.  The obverse of the 2 Euro coin features a downhill skier and the landmark Mole Antonelliana of Turin. The reverse is the standard 2 Euro reverse used throughout the Euro zone. The Mole Antonelliana, started in 1863, was intended to be a Jewish Synagogue, however the architect got carried away.  He made numerous changes that substantially increasing the height, cost and construction time of the building.  After ten years of construction, the still uncompleted building was turned over to the City of Turin, which eventually finished it.  The building soars 167 meters (548 feet) over Turin, some two and a half times its original planned height.
The three silver Proof coins include a 10 Euro that features a downhill skier, a 5 Euro that picture an ice skater and a 5 Euro that features a cross-country skier.  All three coins feature the Turino Olympic logo and the Olympic rings on the reverse and are dated 2005.  The silver Proof coins come in individual hard plastic holders and had a mintage of just 40,000 pieces each.. Unlike many recent Olympic coins, these are official host country issues. We are pleased to offer the silver coins at a substantial discount from their current catalog price.  The 10 Euro catalogs $70.00 and the 5 Euro coins catalog $50.00 each in the 2008 Standard Catalog of World Coins.
Item L-IT-2E06  ITALY 2 EURO 2006 TORINO WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES, KM246  UNC.  $7.50
Item C-IT-10E05D ITALY 10 EURO 2005 OLYMPIC DOWNHILL SKIER KM260 SILVER PROOF  $39.95
Item C-IT-5E05I   ITALY 5 EURO 2005 OLYMPIC ICE SKATER SILVER PROOF  sold out
Item C-IT-5E05C  ITALY 5 EURO 2005 OLYMPIC CROSS-COUNTRY SKIER KM257 SILVER  PROOF  sold out
Item C-IT-OLYSET  SET OF ABOVE 3 ITALY SILVER PROOF 2005 OLYMPIC COINS   sold out

MULTI-COLORED OLYMPIC COINS FROM NORTH KOREA

North Korea celebrated the 2000 Sydney Olympics with this set of three multi-colored .999 fine silver Proof coins.  The coins feature the famed Sydney Opera House, maps of Australia, and of course, Kangaroos.  The coins are dated 1997 and each comes in its own capsule.
Item L-KP-OLYSET  NORTH KOREA SET OF 3 COLOR 100 WON 1997, PROOF    $39.50
For other coins of Korea please see:
NORTH KOREAN COINS FEATURE TRANSPORTATION THEMES
NORTH KOREA SET OF 7 ANIMAL COINS
SOUTH KOREA COIN SET

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OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS COIN FROM UKRAINE

A stylized gymnast on the parallel bars is featured on this silver Proof 10 Hyrvnen from Ukraine.  The reverse features the Olympic motto. The coin was issued in 1999 to commemorate the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.  The coin is 38.6mm in diameter and contains 33.62 grams of sterling silver.  It has mintage of only 15,000 pieces.
Item L-UA-117  UKRAINE 10 HRYVNIA 1999 KM117 SILVER PROOF    $32.50

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POLAND GOLD ON SILVER WORLD CUP SOCCER COIN

Poland this gold-plated sterling silver Proof 10 Zlotych in 2006 to commemorate the World Cup Soccer games.  One side features a player kicking the ball.  The other features the Polish arms set against a goalkeeper’s net.  The center portion of the coin is plated in .999 fine gold. The coin is 32mm in diameter and has a mintage of 80,500 pieces.
Item C-PL-10Z06  POLAND 10 ZLOTYCH 2006 SOCCER PROOF    $39.50

FOR MORE COINS OF POLAND PLEASE SEE:
1988 AND 1989 POLAND COIN SETS
POLAND 2 ZLOTE COMMEMORATIVE SETS
RECENT POLAND COIN SET
OLD POLISH SILVER COIN OF SIGISMUND III

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SILVER PROOF WORLD CUP SOCCER COIN FROM THE CONGO REPUBLIC

The Congo Republic issued this silver Proof 1000 Franc coin in 2001 to commemorate Germany's 1980 World Cup Soccer Championship win in Rome.  The coin pictures two players and the Coliseum on the reverse and the woman holding a tablet on the obverse.  The 35mm coin is struck in .999 fine silver. It was produced to sell in a promotion in Europe.  We picked up a small group of these attractive pieces that were left unsold so can offer them at a substantial discount from their original issue price and their current $40 catalog value.
Item L-CG-47 CONGO REPUBLIC 1000 FRANCS 2001 SOCCER, KM47 SILVER PROOF    $29.50

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INEXPENSIVE SOCCER COIN FROM THE CONGO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

The Congo Democratic Republic issued  this 2002 aluminum 50 Centimes coin to honor the World Cup Soccer Championship.  The coin shows a player heading the ball on one side.  The other side features a standing lion.  Both coins are Brilliant Uncirculated.
Item L-CD-SOC   CONGO SOCCER COIN,  UNC.  $1.50
Item L-CD-SOCx12   12 OF THE ABOVE SOCCER COINS  $14.50