Obverse. Photo © NumisCorner.com
  • 1 Real 2015, KM# 710, Brazil, Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, Paralympic Athletics
  • 1 Real 2015, KM# 710, Brazil, Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, Paralympic 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 two running athletes wearing blades and the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics logo, the country name above.

The blades are transtibial prostheses, replacing legs and feet amputated below the knee. Developed by medical engineer Van Phillips, they are designed to store kinetic energy like a spring, enabling the wearer to jump and run effectively.

The fifteenth Summer Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event for disabled athletes. These Games introduced canoeing and paratriathlon to the Paralympic program. The athletics program, featuring 177 events, is the largest in terms of participants and medals awarded. Athletes are classified based on the type and extent of their disability, allowing them to compete against others with similar functional levels.

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
2015

Edge

1 Real

KM# 710 Schön# 220
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)

Related coins

Belgium Olympic Team

Rio 2016 Summer Olympics

Bi-Metallic, 8.5 g, ⌀ 25.75 mm
Athletics

Rio 2016 Summer Olympics

Bi-Metallic, 7 g, ⌀ 27 mm
Swimming

Rio 2016 Summer Olympics

Bi-Metallic, 7 g, ⌀ 27 mm