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Message:: [QUOTE="Clinker, post: 642724, member: 6229"]Many countries, including micro nations, have authorized the minting of coins bearing the Olympic Rings and/or an artist's rendition of an Olympic Event. I will reveal a few of those coins in this Post starting with some in my personal collection. Mind you, I don't have a camera or a scanner so the photos of the Olympic Commemoratives will not be of those in my actual possession, but from the archives of Don's World Coin Gallery. 1983 P W/BOX AND COA: <a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-209.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-209.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-209.html</a> 1984 P: <a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-210.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-210.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-210.html</a> 1988 P: <a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-222.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-222.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-222.html</a> Here's photos of Olympic Coins I don't own, from foreign mints: Bhutan authorized this SILVER 300 NGULTRUMS COMMEMORATING THE 1992 Olympics: <a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc5/21-74&desc=Bhutan%20km74%20300%20Ngultrums%20(1992)%20Speed%Skating&src=Andrej%20Smrdu&query=Bhutan%20Skating" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc5/21-74&desc=Bhutan%20km74%20300%20Ngultrums%20(1992)%20Speed%Skating&src=Andrej%20Smrdu&query=Bhutan%20Skating" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc5/21-74&desc=Bhutan%20km74%20300%20Ngultrums%20(1992)%20Speed%Skating&src=Andrej%20Smrdu&query=Bhutan%20Skating</a> Canada struck many Olympic Subject coins. Here's a few 25 Cents Olympic commemoratives (photos courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery): 2007 COINS: <a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd-canada.php?dir=img14&image=35-25c07a&desc=Canada%20km682%2025%20Cents%20(2007)%20Olympic%20Curling%20&query=Curling" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd-canada.php?dir=img14&image=35-25c07a&desc=Canada%20km682%2025%20Cents%20(2007)%20Olympic%20Curling%20&query=Curling" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd-canada.php?dir=img14&image=35-25c07a&desc=Canada km682 25 Cents (2007) Olympic Curling &query=Curling</a> <a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd-canada.php?dir=img14&image=35-25c07b&desc=Canada%20km683%2025%20Cents%20(2007)%20Olympic%Ice%20Hockey%20&query=Ice%20Hockey" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd-canada.php?dir=img14&image=35-25c07b&desc=Canada%20km683%2025%20Cents%20(2007)%20Olympic%Ice%20Hockey%20&query=Ice%20Hockey" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd-canada.php?dir=img14&image=35-25c07b&desc=Canada km683 25 Cents (2007) Olympic%Ice Hockey &query=Ice Hockey</a> <a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd-canada.php?dir=img16&image=35-25c07e&desc=Canada%20km686%2025%20Cents%%20(2007)%20Olympics%20Downhill%20Skiing" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd-canada.php?dir=img16&image=35-25c07e&desc=Canada%20km686%2025%20Cents%%20(2007)%20Olympics%20Downhill%20Skiing" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd-canada.php?dir=img16&image=35-25c07e&desc=Canada km686 25 Cents% (2007) Olympics Downhill Skiing</a> 2008 COINS: <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd-canada.php?dir=img16&image=35-25c08c&desc=Canada%20new%2025%20Cents%20(2008)%20Figure%20Skating%20&query=Figure%20Skating" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd-canada.php?dir=img16&image=35-25c08c&desc=Canada%20new%2025%20Cents%20(2008)%20Figure%20Skating%20&query=Figure%20Skating" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd-canada.php?dir=img16&image=35-25c08c&desc=Canada new 25 Cents (2008) Figure Skating &query=Figure Skating</a> <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd-canada.php?dir=img16&image=35-25c09a&desc=Canada%20new%2025%20Cents%20(2009)%20Cross-country%20Skiing%20&query=Cross%20country%20Skiing" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd-canada.php?dir=img16&image=35-25c09a&desc=Canada%20new%2025%20Cents%20(2009)%20Cross-country%20Skiing%20&query=Cross%20country%20Skiing" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd-canada.php?dir=img16&image=35-25c09a&desc=Canada new 25 Cents (2009) Cross-country Skiing &query=Cross country Skiing</a> Here's two photos of Canadian Dollars bearing Olympic themes: 2004: <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_canada.php?image=img11/35-1d04&desc=Canada%20km513%201%20Dollar%20(2004)%20Olympic%20Rings&query=km%20513" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_canada.php?image=img11/35-1d04&desc=Canada%20km513%201%20Dollar%20(2004)%20Olympic%20Rings&query=km%20513" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_canada.php?image=img11/35-1d04&desc=Canada km513 1 Dollar (2004) Olympic Rings&query=km 513</a> 2006: <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_canada.php?image=img13/35-1d06&desc=Canada%20new%201%20Dollar%20(2006)%20Olympic%20Rings,%20flying%20loon&query=olympic%20rings" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_canada.php?image=img13/35-1d06&desc=Canada%20new%201%20Dollar%20(2006)%20Olympic%20Rings,%20flying%20loon&query=olympic%20rings" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_canada.php?image=img13/35-1d06&desc=Canada new 1 Dollar (2006) Olympic Rings, flying loon&query=olympic rings</a> Here's two more photos (courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery) which reveal the Olympic Theme on Silver $5 Coins:1974: <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs-canada.php?image=nmc3/35-89&desc=Canada%20km89%205%20Dollars%20(1974)%20Olympic%20Rings&src=Han%20van%20Hattum&query=km%2089" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs-canada.php?image=nmc3/35-89&desc=Canada%20km89%205%20Dollars%20(1974)%20Olympic%20Rings&src=Han%20van%20Hattum&query=km%2089" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs-canada.php?image=nmc3/35-89&desc=Canada km89 5 Dollars (1974) Olympic Rings&src=Han van Hattum&query=km 89</a> <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs-canada.php?image=nmc3/35-90&desc=Canada%20km90%205%20Dollars%20(1974)%20Athlete%20w/%20Torch&src=Han%20van%20Hattum&query=km%2090" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs-canada.php?image=nmc3/35-90&desc=Canada%20km90%205%20Dollars%20(1974)%20Athlete%20w/%20Torch&src=Han%20van%20Hattum&query=km%2090" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs-canada.php?image=nmc3/35-90&desc=Canada km90 5 Dollars (1974) Athlete w/ Torch&src=Han van Hattum&query=km 90</a> The following photos of selected Olympic Subject Coins authorized by countries other then North America are courtesy of Coin Archives. Here's a Chinese Gold 1000 Yuan "Year of the Horse" coin bearing our selected theme (Olympics): Read the Text! <a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=689053&AucID=501&Lot=2549" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=689053&AucID=501&Lot=2549" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=689053&AucID=501&Lot=2549</a> How about this1980 250 Yuan with a Cameo surface? <a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711324&AucID=522&Lot=1972" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711324&AucID=522&Lot=1972" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711324&AucID=522&Lot=1972</a> Maybe one or all of these Bosnia and Herzegovina issues are more to your liking: <a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711288&AucID=522&Lot=1936" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711288&AucID=522&Lot=1936" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711288&AucID=522&Lot=1936</a> <a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711289&AucID=522&Lot=1937" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711289&AucID=522&Lot=1937" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711289&AucID=522&Lot=1937</a> <a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711290&AucID=522&Lot=1938" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711290&AucID=522&Lot=1938" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711290&AucID=522&Lot=1938</a> Here's Greece's contribution to our subject matter: <a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711506&AucID=522&Lot=2154" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711506&AucID=522&Lot=2154" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711506&AucID=522&Lot=2154</a> What about that little Island, Samoa? <a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711609&AucID=522&Lot=2257" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711609&AucID=522&Lot=2257" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711609&AucID=522&Lot=2257</a> Would you like to see Yeman's Olympic coin? <a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711671&AucID=522&Lot=2319" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711671&AucID=522&Lot=2319" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=711671&AucID=522&Lot=2319</a> Guess what? All I've shown you are modern Olympic Coins. I hope the following pics and text pleasantly suprise you as much as they suprised me! Read the text! Click photos for enlargement! <a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=259167&AucID=382&Lot=22" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=259167&AucID=382&Lot=22" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=259167&AucID=382&Lot=22</a> <a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=256940&AucID=377&Lot=1102" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=256940&AucID=377&Lot=1102" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=256940&AucID=377&Lot=1102</a> Here's a photo of the last Olympic coin in this week's post: <a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=256940&AucID=377&Lot=1102" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=256940&AucID=377&Lot=1102" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=256940&AucID=377&Lot=1102</a> Hope you enjoyed the view... Clinker[/QUOTE]

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