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5 Euro 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
| Issuer | Greece |
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| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Greek |
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| Reverse description | Three athletes are depicted in dynamic poses at center, with a discus thrower prominently featured in the foreground in the classical style, evoking ancient Greek athletic tradition. A mountain landscape forms the background. The legend OLYMPIC GAMES ATLANTA arcs along the upper periphery within a decorative border of laurel branches, and the date 1996 appears in the lower exergue. |
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Greece issued this coin in the year Atlanta hosted the Games — a pointed gesture, given that Athens had been the overwhelming favorite to receive the 1996 centennial Olympics and lost the bid to the American city in 1990. The decision by the IOC provoked genuine outrage in Greece, making this commemorative issue as much an assertion of historical claim as a celebration.