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15th Olympic Winter Games Commemorative Coins
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For the first
time, the Winter Olympics were extended to 16 days, including three
weekends. The Alpine events
were expanded from three to five with the inclusion of the super giant
slalom and the Alpine combined. Team
events were added in Nordic combined and ski jumping. Jumper Matti
Nykanen took advantage of this new
program to win three gold medals. The speed skating races were held
indoors. Yvonne van Gennip surprised
the favorites with three victories. Christa Rothenburger won the 1
000m. Seven months later she earned a silver
medal in cycling to become the only athlete ever to win medals in
the Winter and Summer Olympics in the same
year. Figure skater Katarina Witt defended her Olympic title, while
on the men's side Brian Boitano edged Brian
Orser in an extremely close decision. Charismatic skier Alberto Tomba
made his first Olympic appearance,
winning both the giant slalom and the slalom.
In commemoration of the 15th Winter Olympic Games, the People's Bank
of China issued the 15th Winter
Olympic Games commemorative silver coin. It is legal tender of the
PRC.. The obverse depicts the National
Emblem, logo of Chinese Olympic Committee and the issuing year. The
reverse depicts Men Alpine Skiing and
face value. This silver coin were minted by Shenyang Mint and exclusively
distributed by China Gold Coin Inc.. |
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Yuan Silver Coin |
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Face
Value ( Yuan ): 5
Diameter ( mm ): 38.6
Weight ( g ): 27
Fineness ( % ): 90
Quality: Proof
Issuing year: 1988
Metal: silver
Shape : Round
Mintage ( pcs ): 10000
Minted By: Shenyang Mint |
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