Greece 500 drachmas 1984 - Los Angeles Olympics

Obverse of Greece 500 drachmas 1984 - Los Angeles Olympics Reverse of Greece 500 drachmas 1984 - Los Angeles Olympics
Krause - Mishler KM# 145
Details Commemorating the Olympic Games of 1984

For the third consecutive Olympiad, a boycott prevented all member nations from attending the Summer Games. This time, the Soviet Union and 13 Communist allies stayed home in an obvious payback for the West's snub of Moscow in 1980. The L.A. Olympics were the first privately financed Games ever and made an unheard of profit of $215 million. Time magazine was so impressed it named organizing president Peter Ueberroth its Man of the Year

Delivered in the original capsule
Specifications Diameter - 34mm Thickness - N/A Weight - 18gr
Composition 0.9000 Silver .5209 oz. ASW
Edge Smooth
Mintage 50,000 pieces

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