Description
The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, commonly known as Atlanta 1996, were an international multi-sport event that was held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. More than 10,000 athletes from 197 National Olympic Committees competed in 26 sports, including the Olympic debuts of beach volleyball, mountain biking, and softball, as well as the new disciplines of lightweight rowing and women’s football (soccer). 24 countries made their Summer Olympic debut in Atlanta, including eleven former Soviet republics participating for the first time as independent nations.
Front: The front of this silver coin has the mandatory elements, the denomination 1000 Forint, the mint mark BP., the date 1994, the legend Magyar Köztársaság and motto of the Olympics engraved in stone:”CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS”
Back:The back has the legend ‘ATLANTA XXVI. NYÁRI OLIMPIA’ and back-stroke, breast-stroke, butterfly and free style swimmers in the pool.
Keywords:Olympics, Summer Olympics, Atlanta, Silver, 1996, 1994
