2007 $75 Gold Coloured Coin - Athlete's Pride
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2007 $75 Gold Coloured Coin - Athlete's Pride
VANCOUVER 2010 GOLD COLOURED COIN SERIES2007 $75 Gold Coloured Coin - Athlete's PrideAll info from the Royal Canadian MintSECOND COIN IN THE GOLD COLOURED SERIESCITIUS... ALTIUS... FORTIUS... (Faster... Higher... Stronger...) These three words, comprising the motto of the Olympic movement, encourage the athlete in all of us to give our best during competition, and to view this effort as its own victory. The Olympic Games have a 3,000 year history of bringing people together to give their best in competition. The Winter Games are the cold-weather complement to the original Olympic Summer Games. Held every four years, the Olympic Winter Games feature winter sports, all of which are held on ice or snow. The only Olympic Winter Games held in Canada was in 1988, in the city of Calgary, Alberta. In 2010, Canada will proudly host the XXI Olympic Winter Games, this time in Vancouver, British Columbia let the Games begin!COIN SPECIFICATIONSMintage: 8,000Composition: 14 karat gold (58.33% gold, 41.67% silver, 1/4 oz gold) Finish: proof (with colour on the reverse) Weight (g): 12 Diameter (mm): 27 Edge: serrated Certificate: serialized Face value: $75 Artist: Shelagh ArmstrongReverse: Athletes wave the Canadian flag coloured in white and red-an uplifting display of national pride. Obverse: Effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt. This auction includes gold coin and certificate of authenticity. There is no case included. | ||||||||||||
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