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Description
The Mint of Finland has issued a 20 euro gold collector coin for the 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics. It was designed by Pertti Kalervo Mäkinen and aimed at the atmosphere of a big sports event. The designer also wanted to bring out the audience's part in the coin - after all, the spectator feels a similar joy of success during the competition as the athlete.
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland (6 August 2005 – 14 August 2005), the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic events, some of which were included as exhibition events. Much of the event was played in extremely heavy rainfall.
Obverse
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Depicts shouts of joy throwing like a serpentine over the stadium. The joy experienced at the stadium is thrown around the world, connecting different nations in the same atmosphere for a couple of weeks. MM 2005 M |
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Reverse
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Depicts two profiles that can be thought of as either audience or athletes. At the same time, the orbiting EU stars refer to the star moments experienced by athletes - and audience. SUOMI FINLAND M 20 EURO |
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20 Euro
KM# 121 Schön# 120
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