Description
This Eight Coin Crown Set was issued in Gibraltar in 1992 to Commemorate the Olympic Games held in Barcelona The Coins Come in their original Wallet of Issue and are all in Brilliant Uncirculated Collectable Condition.
The Olympic Games opened in the Spanish city of Barcelona on the 25th July 1992 with all countries present for the first time in modern history. It is the first Olympiad since 1972 that no country has boycotted the Games, and several long-standing bans have been lifted.
A record 169 nations took part in the opening parade – a reflection of the extraordinary political changes the world has seen since the last Olympic Games at Seoul in 1988. These coins were produced to celebrate this auspicious occasion to show just some of the main sporting event that took place.
There are 8 to collect and should be an ideal companion to the 2012 Olympics coins that you may have.
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