Games of the 28th Olympic Games

The coin is dedicated to the Olympic Games which is to take place in Athens in July 2006. Ancient Greek Olympic Games in honour of Zeus took place every four years since 776 B.C. till 394 A.D. For the period of Olympic Games all wars were terminated and peace was made. The present Olympic Games are held since 1896 and the first one took place in Athens. In circulation since July 7, 2004.

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Obverse: 
On the coin obverse within a square a Greek girl dressed in a tunic is depicted who is holding a cup with the holographic flame in her right hand and an Olive-tree twig, an ancient symbol of peaceableness - in her right. Above the square there is the small State Emblem of Ukraine and УКРАЇНА inscription, under the square – 20 ГРИВЕНЬ; on both square sides upon the background of the antique meander-line ornamentation – Ag 925, designation of metal,  62,2, its pure weight, the Mint logo of the National Bank of Ukraine (left) and 2004, the coin mintage year (right).
Reverse: 
On the coin reverse upon the background of a square there depicted representatives of various kinds of sport, in the middle - a cup with the flame which is burning for the whole period of the Olympic Games.  Around the square there are the following inscriptions: ІГРИ/ XXVIII ОЛІМПІАДИ (above), OLYMPIC GAMES/ XXVIII (beneath), АФІНИ 2004 (left), ATHENS 2004 (right).
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Catalog ID: 
UA257CM1
Krause ID: 
KM# 344
Value: 
€150
Mintage: 
5000
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Purity: 
0.925
Weight: 
62.2g
Diameter: 
50mm
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