| Mintage |
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Position: 1
Year: 1988 AD
Mintage: 5000
Add. Info: ND
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Position: 1
Year: 1988 AD
Mintage: 5000
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| Photo |
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none
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Position: 1
Source: Robert Cronjé Collection
Link: http://
Cover: Yes
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none
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Position: 2
Source: Robert Cronjé Collection
Link: http://
Cover: Yes
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Position: 3
Source: Robert Cronje
Link: /people/robertcronje1
Cover: Yes
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none
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Position: 4
Source: Robert Cronje
Link: /people/robertcronje1
Cover: Yes
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none
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| Obverse Object |
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Coat of arms → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan |
Coat of arms |
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Book → Das Kapital by Karl Marx |
none
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Temple (church, mosque, synagogue, pagoda etc.) → Mihrab |
none
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| Obverse lettering |
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN
500
AFGHANIS |
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN
500 AFGHANIS |
| Obverse description |
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Depicts the coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, the country name above and the value below.
The emblem of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1980-1987) features a rising sun positioned over a mihrab. It incorporates communist symbols such as the star, wheel, and Karl Marx's book 'Das Kapital'. Surrounding the emblem, a wreath of ears of grain is intertwined with the national flag, symbolizing unity and prosperity. |
Coat of arms of Afghanistan and value |
| Reverse Object |
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People (man, woman, child etc.) → Athlete |
Person (sportsman) → World Cup Mexico '86 |
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Sport, Olympics → Goal |
none
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| Reverse description |
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Portrays two soccer players in action: one is a forward aiming to head the ball towards the goal, while the other is a goalkeeper defending the goal, as seen through the net. |
Footballers seen through a goal net |
| Variations |
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Democratic Republic |
none
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| Coin description |
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The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. With European nations not allowed to host after the previous World Cup in Spain, Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially resigned in 1982. Mexico was selected as the new host in May 1983, thus becoming the first country to host the World Cup more than once.
It was won by Argentina (their second title, after winning in 1978). Argentina was captained by the 25-year old Diego Maradona, who played a large part in his team's success by scoring the "Hand of God" goal, as well as another voted "Goal of the Century", in the same quarter-final against England. These were two of the five goals that Maradona scored during the tournament, and he also created another five for his teammates. Argentina beat West Germany 3–2 in the final at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca. Total attendance was 2,394,031, an average per match of 46,039. Canada, Denmark and Iraq made their first appearances at the final stage.
The format of the competition changed from 1982. The final pair of matches in each group started at the same time and the second round was played on a knock-out basis rather than groups. The 24 teams qualified were divided into six groups of four (A to F). The top two teams and the four best third-place finishers from the six groups advanced to the knockout round of 16 teams. Italy were the defending champions, but were eliminated by France in the Round of 16.
The 1986 World Cup saw the appearance of an audience phenomenon dubbed the Mexican wave, which was popularized worldwide after featuring during the tournament. |
1986 Mexico World Cup |
| Topic |
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none
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Soccer, Footbal |
| Series |
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1986 Football (Soccer) World Cup in Mexico |
none
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| Fineness |
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0.999 |
.999 |