Description
The 1996 Summer Olympics (XXVI Olympic Games) were held between 19 July and 4 August 1996 in the US city of Atlanta. Hungary won 21 medals (7 gold, 4 silver and 10 bronze). In total, 10,318 athletes competed in 31 sports in 217 competitions. Hungary took 12th place in the medals table!
Front: The front of this silver coin has the mandatory elements, the denomination 1000 Forint, the mint mark BP., the date 1996, the legend Magyar Köztársaság and the designer’s mark.
Back:The back bears the legends ‘XXVI. NYÁRI OLIMPIA’, ‘ATLANTA’ and ‘1996’, along with two fencers.
Keywords:Olympics, Summer Olympics, sports, silver, 1996