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Description
The 2002 Olympic Salt Lake City Silver Dollar was issued for the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, Utah. A surcharge added to the cost of each coin helped support the Olympic Games. Similar to the gold coin included in the same commemorative coin program, the silver dollar features geometric design elements.
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002, was an international winter multi-sport event that was held from February 8 to 24, 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
The Games featured 2,399 athletes from 78 nations, participating in 78 events in 15 disciplines. Norway topped the medal table, with 13 gold and 25 medals overall, while Germany finished with the most total medals, winning 36 (with 12 of them gold). Australia notably became the first Southern Hemisphere country to ever win gold medals at the Winter Olympics.
Obverse
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Depicts the crystal emblem of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games against the Games' secondary identity mark entitled "Rhythm of the Land" with the Olympic rings below. The inscriptions read “Liberty”, “XIX Olympic Winter Games”, “Salt Lake 2002”, and “In God We Trust”. LIBERTY |
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Reverse
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Depicts the skyline of Salt Lake City with the Rocky Mountains in the background. The “Rhythm of the Land” appears in an arc above. The inscriptions read “XIX Olympic Winter Games”, “E Pluribus Unum”, “One Dollar”, and “United Sates of America”. XIX |
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