This set of commemorative medals with Liu Xiang hurdling is entitled "Winning the Athens Olympic Games", "12.88 seconds to set a world record" and "Expectation and prospect of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games".
"I like all three medals very much," Liu Xiang said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency. "I made many suggestions on composition, design and color. For example, the design of the hurdle above, I think it can best reflect my own characteristics. Although there is no nose and eyes, I can see at a glance that it is Liu Xiang. "
Pointing to the second medal, Liu Xiang said, "I suggested adding the elements of the runway, and I also modified the color of the runway. This is the first set of commemorative medals I participated in designing. I don't like anything too fancy. I like it very much now. "
Liu Xiang revealed: "I like collecting commemorative medals very much. I haven't counted them carefully, at least there are hundreds. Some commemorative medals were exchanged by myself in the Olympic Games and other competitions, and some were given by friends. There are many kinds, such as 1990 Asian Games and Chairman Mao's badge. "
Liu Xiang said with a smile, "I usually put medals in a drawer, and there is no classification. I think the Olympic badge is very meaningful. They are not like clothes that are thrown away when they are worn out. These commemorative medals can cherish memories, and when you look at them, you can recall many scenes at that time. Besides collecting medals, I also collect stamps. " The first Olympic commemorative coin
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15 Olympic Games was held in Helsinki, Finland from July 65438 to August 3, 952. 195 1 year, Finland issued 1 commemorative silver coins specially for this Olympic Games, which was the first time to issue Olympic commemorative coins. Since then, supporting the Olympic Games by issuing commemorative coins has become an important part of the organization of each Olympic Games.
The commemorative coin is silver, weighing 12g, with a color of 50%, a face value of 500 marks and a diameter of 32mm. Front pattern: country name, face value surrounding Guizhi. Pattern on the back: 15 Helsinki Olympic Games, Olympic rings, year number. Commemorative coins are divided into 195 1 and 1952 versions. 195 1 edition issued10.9 million copies, and 1952 edition issued 586,000 copies.
The International Olympic Committee has its own flag. The national flag has a boundless white background and five interlocking rings in the center, which is what we call the Olympic rings. The colors of the five rings are blue, yellow, black, green and red from left to right, symbolizing the unity of the five continents. Athletes from all over the world gathered at the Olympic Games with fair and frank competition and friendly spirit.
The flag of the International Olympic Committee was designed and produced in 19 13 according to Coubertin's idea.
The flag handover ceremony has been held in the opening ceremony of previous Olympic Games. The representative of the host city of the last Olympic Games handed the flag to the President of the International Olympic Committee, who in turn handed it to the mayor of this host city. Then leave the national flag in the city building and send it to the next host city four years later. The national flag raised above the main venue of the last Olympic Games is a substitute.
According to the provisions of the Olympic Charter, the "Olympic rings" are the symbols of the Olympic movement and the special symbols of the International Olympic Committee. Without the permission of the IOC, no group or individual may use them for advertising or other commercial activities.
18 Tokyo Olympic commemorative coins,
The Olympic flame torch was first cast on commemorative coins.
18 Olympic Games was held in Tokyo, Japan from 10 to 10/0 on October 24th. It was the first time that the Olympic Games were held in Asia. Japanese youth Yoshiki Sakai lit the Olympic flame, which showed the Japanese people's strong desire for peace. The host country issued a set of two commemorative silver coins for this Olympic Games, and cast the Olympic flame on commemorative coins for the first time.
The commemorative coin is silver, weighing 4.8 grams, with a fineness of 60%, a face value of 100 yen and a diameter of 22.6 mm, and the front pattern: the name of the country and the Olympic rings are superimposed on the torch. Pattern on the back: 1964 Tokyo, face value and year (Showa 39). 80 million ordinary coins were issued.
The other commemorative coin is silver, weighing 20g, with a color of 92.5%, a face value of 1000 yen and a diameter of 35.1mm. Front pattern: country name, face value, cherry blossoms around Mount Fuji. Pattern on the back: 1964 Tokyo, face value (1000), Olympic rings, year, cherry blossoms on both sides.
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The first Olympic commemorative coin reflecting traditional sports,
It is also the first wrong version of the Olympic commemorative coin.
19 Olympic Games was held in Mexico City from June 1 968 65438+1October 12 to 27, and Mexico issued1commemorative silver coins for this Olympic Games. The commemorative coins are made of silver, weighing 22.5 grams, with a purity of 72%, a diameter of 38 mm, a face value of 25 pesos and a circulation of about 27 million pieces.
Front design: the eagle-bit snake emblem perched on cactus, country name, face value and mint mark M. The back design: it is a traditional sports game of Mexican indigenous Maya, with an I-shaped stadium as the background. The Mayans called this game "Parker? Tower? Parker "(POK TA POK). Both players hit the ball into the stone circle hung by the other side with skinny elbows, knees and hips. This coin pioneered the combination of Olympic commemorative coins and traditional sports in China. Since then, it has been imitated by many countries.
Interestingly, although only 1 coin was issued in Mexico City Olympic Games, it was the 1 coin with the most mistakes and variations in the history of Olympic commemorative coins. First of all, there are mistakes in the design of the Olympic rings. According to the regulations of the International Olympic Committee, the upper, middle and third rings of the five rings should be on the same level, but the middle ring of some coins is low. Therefore, it has become the wrong version of the coin. Although it was corrected immediately, it has already lost a lot. Secondly, according to the data, there are different types of variants of this currency, and it is difficult to list them one by one.
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The first Olympic commemorative coin reflecting the Olympic emblem
With the birth of the first Olympic Games, the Olympic emblem has gone through one hundred years since 1896. Although the Olympic emblem is different, it has become the symbol of different Olympic Games.
As a symbol of the Olympic Games, casting it on Olympic commemorative coins began in the 20th Munich Olympic Games.
The 20th Olympic Games was held in Munich from August 26th to September 26th. 1972. The host country issued six commemorative coins for this purpose for four consecutive years. Six commemorative coins with a face value of 10 mark, a diameter of 32.5mm, a weight of15.5g and a silver color of 62.5%. There are different eagle emblems, different country names on the front and different designs on the back. Among them, two commemorative coins are cast with the emblem of this Olympic Games-spiral radiation halo, which means good luck.
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Commemorative coins for the modern Olympic Games that reproduce the theme of the ancient Olympic Games for the first time.
2 1 The Olympic Games was held in Montreal, Canada from July 65438+7 to August 1 2007. The host country issued 28 commemorative silver coins and 2 gold coins for this Olympic Games, which pushed the issue of Olympic commemorative coins to a climax.
Silver coins are divided into 7 groups, each group has 4 ***28 pieces, with face value of 5, 5, 10 and 10 Canadian dollars, diameters of 38, 38, 45 and 45 mm, weights of 24.3, 24.3, 48.6 and 48.6 grams respectively, and the same color of 92. The second set of commemorative silver coins reflects the gods Zeus in Greek mythology, temple of olympian zeus in ancient Greece, and ancient Olympic athletes wearing laurels and holding torches.
Zeus, the god of gods in ancient Greek mythology, was held in memory of him. The Montreal Olympic Games cast the themes of the ancient Olympic Games and Zeus on the commemorative coins of the modern Olympic Games for the first time, showing the origin of the ancient Olympic Games.
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The first Olympic commemorative coin reflecting human conquest of space
1980 July19 to August 3, the 22nd Olympic Games was held in Moscow, the former Soviet Union. The former Soviet Union made an indelible contribution to human conquest of space, and the first artificial earth satellite Soyuz spacecraft was successfully launched by the former Soviet Union. In order to commemorate this achievement, the host country took the opportunity of hosting the Olympic Games to issue the first Olympic commemorative coin of the artificial earth satellite alliance. This is the first time in the history of Olympic currency to link the Olympic Games with space. This commemorative coin is made of copper and nickel, weighing 12.8g, with a face value of 1 ruble and a diameter of 31mm. This coin is divided into three types: ordinary, semi-refined and refined, with a circulation of 4.665 million, 335,000 and 20,000 respectively. The front is the country name, the national emblem of the former Soviet Union and the face value. On the back is the first artificial earth satellite-Soyuz spacecraft.
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The first set of commemorative gold coins for the modern Olympic Games
2 1 The Olympic Games was held in Montreal, Canada from July 65438+7 to August 1 2007. The host country issued two Olympic gold coins for this Olympic Games, which is the first set of gold commemorative coins in the history of modern Olympic commemorative coins.
The two commemorative gold coins have the same pattern on the front and back, and the front is the country name, the head of Queen Elizabeth II, the maple leaf mark and the year. On the back, the goddess Athena presented a wreath to naked Olympic male athletes. On the right, the face value was from 776 BC to BC 1976, and on the bottom, it was Greek 2 1 Olympic Games. Among the two gold coins, the ordinary gold coin has a face value of 100 Canadian dollars, a diameter of 27 mm, a weight of 13.3 grams, a purity of 58.3%, pure gold14 ounces, an annual number of 1976, and a circulation of 650,000 pieces. The face value of refined gold coins is 100 Canadian dollars, the diameter is 25mm, the weight is 17g, the purity is 9 1.7%, the pure gold is 1/2oz, the annual quantity is 1976 pieces, and the circulation is 337,000 pieces.
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The first set of platinum Olympic commemorative coins
1980 July19 to August 3, the 22nd Olympic Games was held in Moscow, the former Soviet Union. The host country issued 6 commemorative copper-nickel coins, 28 silver coins, 6 gold coins and 5 platinum coins for this Olympic Games.
The five platinum coins have the same pattern on the front, namely the country name, the national emblem of the former Soviet Union and the face value. On the back, there are the emblem and laurel branches, the famous sculpture "The discus thrower" by Miron, the ancient Greek wrestling statue, the ancient Olympic horse-drawn carriage race and the ancient Olympic race. The face value, diameter, weight and color of the five platinum coins are the same, which are 150 rubles, 28.6 mm, 15.6 grams and 99.9% respectively. Each coin contains platinum 1/2 ounces, and the circulation of the refined version is different from that of the regular version.
Platinum is one of the rarest metals in the world, even rarer than gold. Only a few countries and regions in the world, such as South Africa and Russia, produce platinum, with an annual output of only about 5% of gold.
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Olympic commemorative coins that won the first World Coin Grand Prix
The 23rd Olympic Games was held in Los Angeles from July 28th to August 28th. 1984. Before the competition, the United States issued two silver coins and1* * * three gold coins for the Los Angeles Olympic Games. In which 1 silver coin-discus thrower, face value 1 USD, diameter 38. 1 mm, weight 26.4g, color 90%, year number 1983. Ordinary currency is 640,000 yuan, refined currency 1.57 million yuan. The silver coin won the Best Krone Coin Award, the Most Popular Coin Award and the World Coin Award in the World Coin Grand Prix 1983 jointly organized by World Coin News magazine and Klaus Publishing House.
The World Coin Grand Prix is the most influential competition in the field of international coins, and it is known as the Oscar Award for coins.
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The first Olympic commemorative coin reflecting the theme of the Olympic mascot
The modern Olympic Games has a history of 100 years, but the familiar mascot is only 32 years old. According to records, the first official Olympic mascot was born in 1972. At the 20th Munich Olympic Games, a German beagle named "Valdi" became the first mascot. Drawing on the experience of Germany, almost all Olympic organizers have designed their own unique mascots based on animals since then. In the past 30 years, beavers, brown bears, vultures and tigers have all played this role, and the scenery is infinite.
But casting mascots on Olympic commemorative coins began at the 24th Seoul Olympic Games.
1988 September 17 turn 10 10 February 2, the 24th Olympic Games was held in Seoul, and Han Hu became the darling of this Olympic Games. Starting from 1982, the host country issued six groups of 38 Olympic commemorative coins, among which the mascot "Little Tiger of Korea" occupied a place and became the first Olympic mascot commemorative coin in the history of Olympic commemorative coins. The front pattern of this coin is the name of the host country, national emblem, 24th Seoul Olympic Games, year and five hibiscus flowers. The back pattern is the mascot tiger.
The first set of middle-hole ordinary metal circulation Olympic commemorative coins
The 25th Olympic Games was held in Barcelona from July 25th to August 9th. 1992. Spain, the host country, issued four copper-nickel coins and 28 precious metal commemorative coins for this Olympic Games, two of which had holes. A middle hole coin has the names of the country and the discus thrower on the front and the logo of this Olympic Games on the back. The front of another middle hole coin is designed with the statue of the country name and King Carlos I, and the theme picture on the back is the jump bar of the high jumper. These two middle-hole coins have a face value of 25 pesetas, a diameter of 65,438+09.5mm, and a hole in the middle, each weighing 4.3g.. They are made of copper and nickel and have a circulation of hundreds of millions.
The commemorative coins of previous Olympic Games are mostly precious metal commemorative coins. Although a few countries have issued common currency coins, most of them have failed to circulate because of their small circulation. This time, Spain issued a large number of ordinary currencies with low face value. It embodies the idea of spreading the Olympic spirit and popularizing the public all over the world.
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The only Olympic commemorative coin issued by Switzerland
To commemorate the 24th Olympic Games, Switzerland issued an Olympic commemorative coin, which is the only Roger Pfaender in the country at present. The designer is Pfaender. The Olympic rings are in the center of the pattern on the back of the commemorative coin, and a looming dove spreading its wings and peace is spreading the Olympic spirit to the whole world like sound waves. Because of its creative design concept and unique artistic expression, it is unforgettable. This coin won the Best Art Award 1988 in the American World Coin Grand Prix. On the front of the commemorative coin is a big ball consisting of the country name, several small balls and their face values. The commemorative coin weighs 13.2g, made of copper and nickel, with a diameter of 3 1mm and a face value of 5 francs. Sidebar "The Lord will prepare everything for you" and star record. 1988 issued 1026000 ordinary coins and 69000 refined coins.
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The Olympic commemorative silver coin was cast by concave-convex coin casting process. First, Albania commemorates the 25th Barcelona Olympic Games; second, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana jointly issue four sets of commemorative silver coins to commemorate the 28th Athens Olympic Games.
The two concave-convex Olympic commemorative silver coins issued by Albania are equestrian athletes, one left and one right, one concave and one convex, which can be consistent with each other. Because of its unique design, this coin won the Best Creative Award and the Best Silver Coin in the American World Coin Grand Prix 199 1. The commemorative coin weighs 52.4 grams, the color is 92.5%, the diameter is 40 mm, and the face value is 10 lek.
Four sets of concave-convex commemorative silver coins jointly issued by the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana to commemorate the 28th Athens Olympic Games are as follows:
The first group is the ancient Greek Olympic horse-drawn carriage, with a face value of 10 francs, which was issued at 200 1 year;
The second group is discus throwers, with face value of 10 francs, issued in 2002;
The third group is a wrestler with a face value of 10 francs, which was issued in 2003;
The fourth group is riders, face value 1000 francs, issued in 2004.
Four sets of commemorative coins are issued by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with the front concave to the right and Ghana issuing with the front convex to the left. The first Olympic commemorative coin with children's cartoon painting technique
Solomon is an island country in Oceania near Australia. To commemorate the 27th Sydney Olympic Games, Solomon issued a set of Olympic commemorative coins with children's cartoon drawing techniques. Among them, gold coin 1, silver coin 2 and copper nickel coin 2. Two silver coins and copper nickel coins use cartoon characters in comics, which is the first time to use comics to make coins. Commemorative coins silver coins and copper-nickel coins have the country name, year and the head of Queen Elizabeth II on the front; The patterns (colors) on the back of the two coins are a swimmer (koala) and a windsurfer (kangaroo). The patterns (colors) on the back of the two silver coins are tennis players (koalas) and cyclists (kangaroos). Each of the two copper coins weighs 32.3g, with a diameter of 38.6mm and a face value of 1 AUD. The two silver coins each weigh 25 grams, with a color of 92.5%, a diameter of 38.6 mm and a face value of 5 Australian dollars.
The first "coin among coins" combining ancient sports coins with modern Olympic coins.
65438+September 30th 0973-65438+1 October 4th, the 10th Olympic Congress was held in Varna, Bulgaria, and1commemorative silver coin was issued for this country. The front of the commemorative coin is the country name, national emblem, year and face value. On the back are the 10th Olympic Congress and the Olympic rings in 1973, and in the middle are ancient coins issued by Roman Emperor Elagaba of plovdiv, Bulgaria from 222 to 2 18 BC. Ancient coins are a picture of two ancient athletes fighting unarmed. The commemorative coin weighs 30 grams, the color is 90%, the diameter is 40.3 mm, and the face value is 10 lev.
Background: The Olympic Congress is an important meeting convened by the International Olympic Committee from time to time. The first Olympic Congress was held in 1894 in Paris, France. The meeting decided to resume the Olympic Movement, set up the International Olympic Committee composed of 15 representatives from 12 countries, and decided to hold the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, Greece on 1896.
Olympic commemorative coins reflecting the theme of famous paintings for the first time
The commemorative coins of the 25th Barcelona Olympic Games not only cast many varieties, but also have very rich themes, among which three gold coins respectively reflect the famous paintings "The Prince Riding on the Hunting Map", "The Scarecrow", "Children Dice" and wheelchair basketball players.
Three gold coins reflecting the theme of famous paintings, with a face value of 80,000 Zetas, a diameter of 38 mm and a weight of 27 grams, have a color of 99.9%. On the front are members of the royal family: King Carlos I, Queen Sophia, Prince Felipe, Princess Elena and Cresti.
The first bimetallic Olympic commemorative coin
The 24th Olympic Games was held in Seoul from 65438 to 0988. In addition to the commemorative coins issued by the host countries, Andorra, Egypt, Bulgaria, the United States, Mexico, Switzerland, Cyprus, Tokelau and other non-host countries also issued commemorative coins for this Olympic Games. Among them, the commemorative coins issued by Andorra for the 24th Olympic Games are bimetallic coins. According to research, the bimetallic commemorative coin was first issued by Italy in 1982, but as an Olympic bimetallic commemorative coin, it was first issued by Andorra. The front design of the first bimetallic Olympic commemorative coin is Andorra's name and national emblem. On the back, the pattern is the pole vault posture of the high jumper, and the words of face value and the 24th Seoul Olympic Games are printed. The outer ring of the commemorative coin is made of copper and nickel, and the inner core is bronze, weighing 12.8g, with a diameter of 32mm and a face value of 2 dirhams.
The earliest reflection of the founder of the modern Olympic Games
-Coubertin commemorative coins and Olympic commemorative coins
LeBaron Pierre De Coubertin (1863- 1937) was born in a noble family in Paris. From 1896 to 1952, he was the president of the International Olympic Committee. He advocated the Olympic spirit all his life and was known as the "father of modern Olympics".
Coubertin spent his childhood in Normandy. At that time, Coubertin liked boxing, boating, fencing and horseback riding very much. He also liked painting and playing the piano. From 1875 to 188 1, the ruins of the ancient Olympic Games were continuously excavated, which aroused Coubertin's great interest.
1890, he visited Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic movement, which gave him the idea that the ancient Olympic spirit should be used to promote international sports and the modern Olympic Games should be established to carry forward the Olympic spirit. The idea of hosting a world-class Olympic Games made him actively participate in the establishment of a modern Olympic Games. 189 1 year, Coubertin became the secretary-general of the French Athletics Association.
On February 25th, 1892, 1892, the French Athletics Association held its 5th anniversary commemorative meeting at the Sorbonne University in Paris. Coubertin made a famous speech on "Reviving the Olympic Movement" for the first time, and formally put forward the idea of restoring and establishing the modern Olympic Games. 1893, under the impetus of Coubertin, the "Congress of Restoring the Olympic Movement" was held in Paris. Representatives from 12 European and American countries unanimously adopted the Charter for the Restoration of the Olympic Movement, which defined the purpose of the modern Olympic Games. The meeting also decided to hold the first modern Olympic Games in April 1896 in Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Movement, and then hold it every four years according to the tradition of the ancient Olympic Games. 1On June 23rd, 894, the International Olympic Committee was established. At that time, Demetrius Kailas, a famous Greek poet, was the first president of the International Olympic Committee, and Coubertin was elected secretary-general.
1896 On April 5th, the first Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece. At the opening ceremony, King George of Greece spoke highly of Coubertin's contribution. After the Athens Olympic Games, Vi Kailas resigned as the president of the Olympic Committee, and Coubertin was elected as the second president of the International Olympic Committee.
1925 Coubertin resigned as president of the International Olympic Committee. After leaving office, he was hired as the honorary president of the International Olympic Committee for life. 1937 died in Geneva, Switzerland on September 2. According to his will, his heart was buried at the foot of Mount Coronos in Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Movement.
Among many commemorative coins with sports themes, many reflect Coubertin. It can be traced back to 1982, and the 13th European Gymnastics Championship was held in Athens on 1982. Greece issued two sets of commemorative coins for this purpose. A gold coin in the second group is the head of Coubertin. The gold coin weighs 12.5g, with a fineness of 90%, a diameter of 25mm and a face value of 5000 drams.
1992 The 1 6th Winter Olympic Games was held in Albertville, France, and France specially issued1commemorative gold coin for Coubertin. It is this commemorative coin that became the first commemorative coin reflecting Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, and also the Olympic commemorative coin.
This commemorative gold coin weighs 1/2 ounces, with a fineness of 92%, a diameter of 3 1 mm and a face value of 500 francs. The design on the back is Coubertin's head, name, date of birth and death. The background is the stone pillars and runways of the ancient Olympia site.
The first Winter Olympics commemorative coin
The 9th Winter Olympic Games was held in Innsbruck, Austria from1October 29th to February 9th. Austria issued 1 commemorative silver coin for this Winter Olympics, which is the world's first commemorative coin for the Winter Olympics. The commemorative coin weighs 20 grams, the color is 90%, the diameter is 34 mm, and the face value is 50 shillings. On the front are the country name, face value and badges of nine Austrian States. On the back is 1964 the 9th Innsbruck Winter Olympics. Skiers on the platform with snow-capped mountains in the background. The Olympic rings are at the top.
Background information: "Winter Olympics" is a world-wide winter sports event sponsored by the International Olympic Committee, and it is one of the components of the Olympic Games.
Figure skating was listed as an event of 1908 London Olympic Games. 1924 Before the Paris Olympic Games, an ice and snow competition was held in Chamonix, France, from October 25th to February 4th in that year/kloc-0, as the "Sports Week of the Eighth Olympic Cycle". 1925, the IOC decided to hold the Winter Olympic Games and the Summer Olympic Games in the same year, but the duration was different from that of the Summer Olympic Games, and it was calculated according to the actual number of meetings; And decided to officially name Chamonix Sports Week as the "First Winter Olympic Games".
At present, the Winter Olympics include skiing (alpine skiing, nordic combined (platform skiing and cross-country skiing)), skating (speed skating, figure skating and ice dancing), ice hockey, snowmobiles and sledges, modern biathlon and so on.
The first 1kg Olympic silver coin-"century coin"
The 27th Olympic Games is the last Olympic Games in the 20th century. Among many Olympic commemorative coins issued by the host country, one silver coin weighs 1 1,000 grams, has a face value of 30 Australian dollars and a diameter of 100mm, and is cast in color.
The Olympic commemorative silver coin has the name of the country and the head of Queen Elizabeth II on the front, and a color logo in the center of the back, with 28 competitions around it. Gorgeous and colorful, it is the best commemorative coin for the Olympic Games. In 200 1 year, it was awarded the "century currency" at the World Coin Expo in Basel, Switzerland. The circulation is 20,000.
The Olympic commemorative coins cast by color technology for the first time reflect the Olympic commemorative coins of all 28 sports for the first time and embody the concept of green Olympics for the first time.
The 27th Olympic Games is the last Olympic Games in the 20th century. It was held in Sydney, Australia from September 6th to1October 6th, 2000. This Olympic Games attracted the attention of the world, especially the host country, and put forward the concept of "green Olympics" for the first time. This is fully reflected in the commemorative coins of this Olympic Games. To commemorate this Olympic Games, 28 copper coins, 16 silver coins and 8 gold coins were issued.
These 52 commemorative coins fully embody the spirit of "Faster, Higher and Stronger" of the Olympic Movement. In design and casting technology, it has the following advantages:
1, the color is first applied to Olympic commemorative coins;
2. All commemorative coins are marked with "2000", although the commemorative coins were issued from 1997 to 2000;
3. For the first time in the history of Olympic commemorative coins, all Olympic events were put on 28 copper commemorative coins;
4. The two major Australian mints cooperated for the first time and jointly minted and issued. There are two different marks on commemorative coins-Royal Mint (C) Perth Mint (P);
5. The design of patterns was completed by professional designers and athletes for the first time.
6. For the first time, the Olympic Games is associated with green, environment and life. 16 silver coins respectively reflect the harbor of life, the changes of the sea, animals and plants and other ecological environments closely related to human beings.
The first commemorative coin reflecting the movement of the disabled
The issuance of commemorative coins for the disabled Olympic Games began in 1992 at the Fifth Winter Olympics in Albertville, and France issued commemorative silver coins with a face value of 100 francs. The front of the coin is a picture of a bird with broken wings and tail struggling to fly over the mountains; The patterns on the back more prominently show the birds with broken wings and tails, and vividly express the pain and self-improvement spirit of the disabled.
The commemorative silver coin has a face value of 100 franc, weighs 22.2g, has a color of 90% and a diameter of 37mm.
Background: The first International Paralympic Games began after the 7th Rome Olympic Games in 1960, and then the International Paralympic Games were held after each Olympic Games, which became an inseparable part of the international Olympic Games and the international Olympic Games.
Paralympic Games are sponsored by the International Paralympic Committee according to the Olympic purpose. Like the Olympic Games, it is also divided into summer Olympic Games and winter Olympic Games. In order to enhance the influence of the Paralympic Games, the venue of the Paralympic Games is often the same as that of the Olympic Games. By 2000, the Sydney Olympic and Paralympic Games had held 1 1.
China's participation in the International Paralympic Games began at the 7th new york International Paralympic Games in June, 1984. China sent a delegation of 24 people, and achieved a good result of 9 people breaking the world record in the first competition. Since then, China has participated in all previous Paralympic Games, and the size of the delegation and the total number of medals have increased year by year. In the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, China sent a delegation of 87 people, and won the sixth place in the world with 7 1 medals. At this Paralympic Games, 53 athletes from China broke 52 world records 75 times.
[size=+2] Commemorative coin reflecting Luis, the first marathon champion in Olympic history.
The 28th Olympic Games will be held in Athens, Greece from August 6th to August 29th, 2004. This is the second time that Greece has hosted the Olympic Games since the first Olympic Games was held in 1896. To this end, Greece issued six commemorative coins in the first group of the 28th Olympic Games in 2000. One of the commemorative coins reflects1Ruiz, the Greek marathon champion of the first Olympic Games in 896. This commemorative coin is made of copper and nickel, weighs 9.5g, has a diameter of 28.5mm, and has a face value of 500 drachmas.
Background information: The first Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece on 1896. Athens Marathon is the route that Ferdinand Peters once ran. The total distance between the marathon and Athens is over 40 kilometers. Greece is very concerned about this competition, because after the start of track and field events, Greece has lost in succession and has not won a championship, and marathon is their only hope.
The competition was held on April 10, with a total of 17 athletes from four countries participating. The atmosphere is very warm. At that time, there were only135,000 people in Athens, but the number of people watching the marathon was as high as 654,385+000, which was really "an empty alley". As time goes by, the audience in the stands are anxiously waiting to see who will win the game. When Spiridon Ruiz, a Greek in a light blue vest, was the first to rush into the stadium, the audience cheered and thundered. As the chief referee of the conference, Crown Prince Constantine of Greece could not help but accompany Ruiz to the finish line, and King George I stepped down from the viewing platform to meet the victorious hero. Bundles of flowers and gifts were thrown at Ruiz's side and feet. Thousands of pigeons tied with Greek flags and ribbons flew into the sky. There is a festive atmosphere everywhere. Crowds crowded into the stadium, scrambling to hug him and throw him on. After the game, he won the glorious title of Greek national hero, but did not enjoy the honor of being a high official and generous. He returned to his remote hometown and became a rural postman, living a poor life with his wife and children. He died in 1940. In memory of him, people carved the symbol of the Olympic rings on his tombstone.