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The 2002 Olympics $5 Gold Coin was to commemorate the 2002 Winter Olympic Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The gold coin was issued along with a silver dollar included in the same program.

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.