Greece 100 drachmas 1981 - Long jump - Series A

Obverse of Greece 100 drachmas 1981 - Long jump - Series A Reverse of Greece 100 drachmas 1981 - Long jump - Series A
Krause - Mishler KM# 125
Details XIII Paneuropean Games - Athens 1982

The spirit of the Olympic Games is capsured in this unique collection of Greek legal tender coins. The coins trace the history of the games, from their birth in ancient Greece to their revival in the 1896 Olympic Games and finally to the return of the athletes to Athens in 1892.

The long jump was one of the events of the original Olympics in Ancient Greece. The athletes carried a weight in each hand, which were called halteres. These weights were swung forward as the athlete jumped in order to increase momentum
Specifications Diameter - 24mm Thickness - N/A Weight - 5.78gr
Composition 0.9000 Silver .1672 oz. ASW
Edge Reeded
Comments Engraver: Th. Papagiannis
Mintage 30,000 pieces

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