OLYMPIC, SOCCER &
SPORTS COINS
AUSTRALIA
CELBRATES 2016
RIO OLYMPICS WITH COLORED COINS 
Australia issued this set of five colored 2016 dated 2 Dollar coins to
honor Australian Olympic team in Rio. Each coin features a
ring depicting one of the five colored Olympic colors: blue, black red,
yellow and green. The 32 Olympic sports are depicted around
the rings of the five coins. In the center of each ring is
the logo of Australian Olympic Team which features a kangaroo, an emu
and the Olympic rings. The obverse of each coin features the
Ian Rank-Broadley of Queen Elizabeth II. The five coins are
housed in folder with a descriptive booklet. We also have the
2016 Australia 2 Dollar game commemorating the Rio Paralympic games
which features a multi-colored ring that makes up the wheel of a
wheel-chair. The Paralympic coin was not included in the packaged
set.
Item
AU-SETOLY AUSTRALIA SET OF FIVE 2 DOLLAR 2016
OLYMPIC COINS IN FOLDER, BU
$29.75
Item
AU-PARA16 AUSTRALIA 2 DOLLARS 2016
PARALYMPIC GAMES,
UNC. $6.00
BRAZIL RIO OLYMPIC COIN
SET
Brazil released a series of circulating commemorative
bi-metalic 1 Real coins to commemorate the 2016 Olympic Games and
Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Sixteen 1 Real
coins depicting various Olympic and Paralympic sports were released
starting in 2014. The four 2014 issues depict track,
swimming, golf and the para-triathalon. Eight coins were
released in 2015 featuring basketball, swimming, rugby, Paralympic
canoeing, soccer, volleyball, judo and Paralympic track. Four
2016 coins have been released, depicting boxing, Paralympic mascot Tom,
Olympic Mascot Vinicius and Paralympic swimming.
All the coins have a common reverse which includes the date,
denomination and a motif from the Brazilian flag that features the
Southern Cross constellation. The 27mm
bi-metallic coins have a stainless steel center and a bronze-plated
steel outer ring. All coins are Brilliant
Uncirculated.
Item
BR-SET16 BRAZIL SET OF 16 OLYMPIC 1 REAL
COINS, 2014-2016, BU $49.50
SCARCE
SOCCER COINS FROM CAMEROON
To commemorate the 2006 World Cup Soccer Games in Germany, two versions
of the 2006 nickel-plated iron 1500 Francs coins were issued by
Cameroon. The coins are quite similar. They both
depict a player kicking a ball into the Brandenburg Gate and a map of
Africa on the obverse, and an elephant head and a map of Africa of the
reverse. The only difference between the two is that one
version has a small Brandenburg Gate “privy mark” behind the player and
the other does not. The coins have a mintage of only 5000
pieces each.
Item CM29-NP
CAMEROON 1500 FRANCS SOCCER KM29 WITHOUT
“privy
mark” UNC.
$19.95
Item CM30-PRIV
CAMEROON 1500 FRANCS SOCCER KM30 WITH “privy
mark” UNC.
$19.95
Item CM-BTH
BOTH OF THE ABOVE BRANDENBURG SOCCER COINS,
UNC.
$35.00
CANADA
REMEMBERS THE SUMMIT HOCKEY SERIES
Canada
issued both color and non-colored circulating bi-metallic 2 Dollar
coins in 2022 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of their victory in
the Summit Series ice hockey games against the Soviet Union held in
September 1972. Both nations considered themselves to be the
best in the world. The Summit Series was set to prove it. It
was a series of eight games, the first four held in Canada and the last
four in the Soviet Union. This was during the Cold War. Both
fans and players had intense feelings of nationalism. Canada
went into the series confident they would sweep the series, but it was
not to be. The Soviets were a lot better than they
expected. Going into the final game of the series the games
were evenly split, with three wins and a tie. The Soviets led
in the number of goals scored. An estimated 15 out of 22
million Canadians tuned into the final game. It was a tense
and dramatic game, with Team Canada overcoming a two-goal Soviet lead
after two periods. Canada scored the final game winning goal with just
34 seconds left to play. The coin depicts two Team Canada
players in their distinctive red and white uniforms. The
coaches’ initials and the players’ jersey numbers surround the inner
core. The Royal Canadian Mint pledged that the net
proceeds from the sale of the coins will be donated to the Ukraine
Humanitarian Appeal.
Item
CA-COL-SUMMIT CANADA COLOR 2 DOLLARS 2022
SUMMIT SERIES ICE HOCKEY BU $7.00
Item
CA-REG-SUMMIT CANADA NON-COLOR 2 DOLLARS
2022 SUMMIT SERIES ICE HOCKEY BU $7.00
Item
FR-2E16EUFA FRANCE
2 EUROS 2016 UEFA EUROPEAN SOCCER GAMES UNC. $6.00
FRANCE 2019
WOMEN'S WORLD CUP
SOCCER COIN SET
France released a series of four non-circulating Quarter Euro coins in
2019 for the Women's World Cup Soccer championships held in Paris that
year. The obverse designs depict important game skills:
dribbling, passing, trick plays and goal keeping. The reverse
of the coins features the trophy and flags of the winning nations and
their title years. The coins are 33.8mm in diameter and were
struck in a gold colored copper-aluminum-nickel alloy at the Paris
mint. The coins have a mintage of 250,000 each.
Item
FR-WFIFA FRANCE SET OF 4 WOMAN'S WORLD CUP
SOCCER 2019 1/4 EURO, BU
$49.00
FRANCE 2024 OLYMPIC 2 EURO
France
issued this circulating 2024 2 Euro coin to commemorate the Olympic
games in Paris. The coin features the Eiffel Tower as if were
a runner. Below is the emblem of the Paris Olympics and
Paralympics. Next to the emblem is the mintmark and privy
mark. To the left of the Tower is a Tahitian gardenia,
representing France's overseas territories. To the right is
the Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica in Marseille. In the
background is an athletics track.
Item
FR-2E24-OLY FRANCE 2 EURO 2024 OLYMPICS UNC.$6.00
GIBRALTAR 50 PENCE
COMMEMORATES ISLAND GAMES
This
circulating commemorative Gibraltar 50 Pence was issued for the 2019
Island games which were held in Gibraltar from July 6 to 12.
The games were attended by some 2000 athletes from 24 island
territories and nations from around the world competing in 14
sports. The seven-sided copper-nickel coin depicts a stylized
image of a Laser sail boat and sailor.
Item
GI-50P-GAMES
GIBRALTAR 50 PENCE 2019AC ISLAND GAMES UNC. $5.00
HUNGARY 50
FORINT 2018 ICE
HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hungary
honored the 2018 International Ice Hockey Federation Division I
Group A World Championship games held in Budapest April 22 to 28 on
this 2018 circulating commemorative 50 Forint. The reverse of
the 27.4mm copper-nickel coin features a player taking a shot on the
goal and the emblem of the Hungarian Ice Hockey Association.
The obverse features the denomination and the Budapest mintnmark.
Item HU-50FT-18HOCKEY
HUNGARY 50 FORINT 2018, ICE HOCKEY UNC.
$3.00
HUNGARY
50 FORINT 2017 FINA AQUATICS COMPETITION
Hungary
commemorated the 17th FINA (Federation internationale de natation or
International Swimming Federation) World Aquatics Championships held in
Budapest July 14-30, 2017 on their 2017 commemorative 50
Forint. The event brought 2000 swimmers and divers from
throughout the world together for over two weeks of competitions in 75
events. The 27.4mm copper-nickel coin depicts the
FINA-Budapest logo on one side and the denomination on the other.
Item HU-50FT-17FINA
HUNGARY 50 FORINT 2017, FINA AQUATICS
COMPETITION UNC.
$3.00
GROUP HUG ON PORTUGAL 2024
OLYMPIC 2 EURO
Portugal
issued this 2024 2 Euro to honor their team in the 2024
Olympics. The design features a big heart, representing a
group hug. The logo of the Portuguese Olympic Committee is at the
center of the heart. The 15 rings round the heart symbolize
the Olympic rings and the continents the represent.
Below the tip of the heart is a tiny Portuguese coat of arms.
Item
PR-2E24-OLY PORTUGAL 2 EURO 2024 OLYMPICS
UNC.$6.00
SOCHI WINTER OLYMPIC
COMMEMORATIVE COMBINES NEW AND OLD
Russia
issued these 25 Ruble coins to commemorate the 2014
Winter Olympic Games at the Russian resort city of Sochi. The
27mm coin come sealed in a plastic holder.
This
was the first Winter Olympic Games to be held in Russia. The
obverse of the coins all feature the triple-crowned imperial Russian
Eagle with Saint George and the dragon on its breast, a design that
originated in Czarist times. Different reverses were used for
each annual issue. The 2011 features issue features the Sochi
Olympic logo, which includes a web
address ( sochi.ru
) and the Olympic ring against the mountains that are reflected on
the sea. It represents Sochi as a meeting point between the
mountains and the sea. It is the first coin
that I know of that featured a web address in its design.
Item
RU-SOCHI11 RUSSIA 25 RUBLES 2011 SOCHI
OLYMPICS - MOUNTAINS & SEA Y1298 BU $4.00
UKRAINE
2012
EUROPEAN
SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP COIN
Ukraine
and Poland jointly hosted the 2012 UEFA European Football
Championship (also called EURO 2012). Ukraine issued this
circulating
commemorative 2012 1 Hryvnia honoring the event. National
soccer teams from 24 European nations will be competing in the event,
which took place in June 2012. The reverse of the 26mm
aluminum-bronze coin features the EURO 2012 logo, which features
flowers and a soccer ball. The denomination, date
and country name are on the obverse.
Item
UA-EURO12 UKRAINE 1 HRYVNIA UEFA 2012 SOCCER
KM668 UNC. $3.00
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BRAZIL RIO OLYMPIC COIN
SET 
Canada
issued both color and non-colored circulating bi-metallic 2 Dollar
coins in 2022 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of their victory in
the Summit Series ice hockey games against the Soviet Union held in
September 1972. Both nations considered themselves to be the
best in the world. The Summit Series was set to prove it. It
was a series of eight games, the first four held in Canada and the last
four in the Soviet Union. This was during the Cold War. Both
fans and players had intense feelings of nationalism. Canada
went into the series confident they would sweep the series, but it was
not to be. The Soviets were a lot better than they
expected. Going into the final game of the series the games
were evenly split, with three wins and a tie. The Soviets led
in the number of goals scored. An estimated 15 out of 22
million Canadians tuned into the final game. It was a tense
and dramatic game, with Team Canada overcoming a two-goal Soviet lead
after two periods. Canada scored the final game winning goal with just
34 seconds left to play. The coin depicts two Team Canada
players in their distinctive red and white uniforms. The
coaches’ initials and the players’ jersey numbers surround the inner
core. The Royal Canadian Mint pledged that the net
proceeds from the sale of the coins will be donated to the Ukraine
Humanitarian Appeal.
France
issued this circulating 2024 2 Euro coin to commemorate the Olympic
games in Paris. The coin features the Eiffel Tower as if were
a runner. Below is the emblem of the Paris Olympics and
Paralympics. Next to the emblem is the mintmark and privy
mark. To the left of the Tower is a Tahitian gardenia,
representing France's overseas territories. To the right is
the Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica in Marseille. In the
background is an athletics track. 
This
circulating commemorative Gibraltar 50 Pence was issued for the 2019
Island games which were held in Gibraltar from July 6 to 12.
The games were attended by some 2000 athletes from 24 island
territories and nations from around the world competing in 14
sports. The seven-sided copper-nickel coin depicts a stylized
image of a Laser sail boat and sailor. 
Hungary
honored the 2018 International Ice Hockey Federation Division I
Group A World Championship games held in Budapest April 22 to 28 on
this 2018 circulating commemorative 50 Forint. The reverse of
the 27.4mm copper-nickel coin features a player taking a shot on the
goal and the emblem of the Hungarian Ice Hockey Association.
The obverse features the denomination and the Budapest mintnmark. 
Hungary
commemorated the 17th FINA (Federation internationale de natation or
International Swimming Federation) World Aquatics Championships held in
Budapest July 14-30, 2017 on their 2017 commemorative 50
Forint. The event brought 2000 swimmers and divers from
throughout the world together for over two weeks of competitions in 75
events. The 27.4mm copper-nickel coin depicts the
FINA-Budapest logo on one side and the denomination on the other.
Portugal
issued this 2024 2 Euro to honor their team in the 2024
Olympics. The design features a big heart, representing a
group hug. The logo of the Portuguese Olympic Committee is at the
center of the heart. The 15 rings round the heart symbolize
the Olympic rings and the continents the represent.
Below the tip of the heart is a tiny Portuguese coat of arms.
Ukraine
and Poland jointly hosted the 2012 UEFA European Football
Championship (also called EURO 2012). Ukraine issued this
circulating
commemorative 2012 1 Hryvnia honoring the event. National
soccer teams from 24 European nations will be competing in the event,
which took place in June 2012. The reverse of the 26mm
aluminum-bronze coin features the EURO 2012 logo, which features
flowers and a soccer ball. The denomination, date
and country name are on the obverse.
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