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  • 1 Real 2014, KM# 687, Brazil, Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, Athletics
  • 1 Real 2014, KM# 687, Brazil, Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, Athletics
Description

Commemorative coins have been an Olympic tradition since the ancient Games, formally organized as collectors’ items starting with the Helsinki 1952 Games. The Rio 2016 Games marked the first time Brazil issued a commemorative coin collection for the Olympics.

To celebrate the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Brazilian Central Bank created 36 commemorative coins. This collection includes sixteen R$1 coins for regular circulation, along with four gold and sixteen silver coins.

Obverse

Depicts a running athlete and the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics logo, the country name above.

Athletics encompasses competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking events. The main types include track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking.

Organized athletics date back to the Ancient Olympic Games of 776 BC. The modern rules and formats were developed in Western Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th centuries and later adopted worldwide.

The term "athletics" comes from the Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētēs), meaning "combatant in public games," derived from ἆθλον (athlon, "prize") or ἆθλος (athlos, "competition").

BRASIL
RIO 2016

Reverse

Numerical denomination and date surrounded by geometric patterns and Southern Cross.

Crux is a constellation located in the southern sky in a bright portion of the Milky Way, and is the smallest but one of the most distinctive of the 88 modern constellations. Its name is Latin for cross, and it is dominated by a cross-shaped or kite-like asterism that is commonly known as the Southern Cross.

1
REAL
2014

Edge

1 Real

KM# 687 Schön# 199
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Bi-Metallic
Ring Bronze Plated Steel
Center Stainless Steel
Weight 7 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness 1.95 mm
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mint
Casa da Moeda do Brasil (CMB)

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