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  • 1 Dollar 1984, KM# 210, United States of America (USA), Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics, Gateway to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • 1 Dollar 1984, KM# 210, United States of America (USA), Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics, Gateway to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Description

The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, mainly in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the second time that Los Angeles had hosted the Games, the first being in 1932.

The 1984 Games were boycotted by a total of fourteen Eastern Bloc countries, including the Soviet Union and East Germany, in response to the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; Romania and Yugoslavia were the only Socialist European states that opted to attend the Games. Albania, Iran and Libya also chose to boycott the Games for unrelated reasons. Despite the field being depleted in certain sports due to the boycott, 140 National Olympic Committees took part in the 1984 Games, a record number at the time. The United States won the most gold and overall medals, followed by Romania and West Germany.

The 1984 Olympics Commemorative Silver Dollar was the second coin issued to mark the 1984 Olympic Games. In the prior year, a separate commemorative silver dollar had been issued featuring a discus thrower.

Design: Robert Graham

Obverse

Depicts the entrance of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, surrounded by the inscriptions.

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (also known as the L.A. Coliseum) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Conceived as a hallmark of civic pride, the Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 as a memorial to Los Angeles veterans of World War I. Completed in 1923. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on July 27, 1984, a day before the opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics.

A pair of life-sized bronze nude statues of male and female athletes atop a 20,000 pound (9,000 kg) post-and-lintel frame formed the Olympic Gateway created by Robert Graham for the 1984 games. The statues, modeled on water polo player Terry Schroeder and long jumper from Guyana, Jennifer Inniss, who participated in the games, were noted for their anatomical accuracy. A decorative facade bearing the Olympic rings was erected in front of the peristyle for the 1984 games, and the structure remained in place through that year's football season.

L I B E R T Y
IN GOD WE TRUST
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LOS ANGELES 1984 XXIII OLYMPIAD

Reverse

Depicts a perched bald eagle with an olive branch and its head turned over its left shoulder.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ONE DOLLAR
E
PLURIBUS
UNUM
RG

Edge

1 Dollar

Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics
Gateway to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Subscribe series
KM# 210
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Silver
Fineness 0.900
Weight 26.73 g
Diameter 38.1 mm
Thickness 2.9 mm
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mints
Denver Mint (D)
Philadelphia Mint (P)
San Francisco Mint (S)

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