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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1584908, member: 39&quot;]Very close - and who knows whether they would have issued them without the Olympics coming up. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The 1997 coin is about the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_World_Championships_in_Athletics" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_World_Championships_in_Athletics" rel="nofollow">Athletics</a> Championships; the one dated 1999 celebrates the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_World_Weightlifting_Championships" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_World_Weightlifting_Championships" rel="nofollow">Weight Lifting</a> Championships.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, the Athens 2004 Olympics were also the occasion for the very first commemorative €2 coin. Note that instead of &quot;Αθήνα&quot;, this piece uses the English &quot;Athens&quot; ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian</p><p><img src="http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/image8423.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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