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Description
The 2009 World Aquatics Championships (Italian: Campionati mondiali di nuoto 2009) or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronised swimming and water polo.
A record 2556 athletes from 185 countries participated. FINA's decision to allow the use of polyurethane suits caused these Championships to be dubbed the "Plastic Games".
Engraver: Roberto Mauri
Obverse
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Depicts the sculptural allegory of the River Tiber (a man partly veiled and holding a big cornucopia is lying with the wolf of Rome and two children (Romolo and Remo) below his chest), originally situated in the Thermae Costantinianae and now at the foot of the Senatorial Palace in Campidoglio Square, with the world championships official logo reproduced on its base. REPUBBLICA ITALIANA |
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Reverse
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Detail of the mosaics decorating the swimming pools of the Foro Italico (the complex where Championships took place), a wall and floor mosaic masterpiece made from the artwork of the greatest artists of the 20th century, such as Giulio Rosso and Gino Severini. Above the value and below the date. 13th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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