Daily Coin # 52 A 10 marks from the 1972 Munich Olympics

in steemsilvergold •  7 years ago  (edited)

This coin is # 5 of a series of 6 coins minted at four different mints for the Twentieth Olympiad held in Munich Germany in 1972 . All coins in this series were made of .635 % silver , weighed 15.5 grams , and were 32.5 mm in diameter by 2.25 mm thick . This coin in particular is a proof coin (distinguishable by the periods on the edge instead of arabesques between the words) .
The obverse on this coin features the emblem of the 1972 Munich Games and the legend: “Spiele der XX Olympiade 1972 in München” which translates to "Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Munich . The first coin in this series had the same legend except it said "in Deutschland " and the East German Gov't got their panties in a knot(Germany was not reunified at this time) so this one was issued .
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The reverse of today's coin shows another of the stylized German Federal Eagle ( the were designed to match the obverse) and the words “Bundesrepublik Deutschland 10 Deutsche Mark” "Federal Republic of Germany 10 German Mark"
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The smooth edge of this proof coin has the words "Citius Altius Fortius” "Faster Higher Stronger " the words are the Olympic motto .
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This picture shows the arabesque that separates the words on the for circulation coins .
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Thank you kindly for your time and upvote ! mikegpo
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Cool piece gpo! I really like the stylized eagle on this one.
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Damn didn't see this right away Mr D !!!!! Got a little i up in the post today !!! :-)))))))

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Really good looking coin Mike!

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This one is so different from the other coins you have shown. No athletes in this coin! Thanks for this article, @mikegpo!

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