20 złotych POLAND (1980) Games of The XXII Olympiad Moscow

20 złotych 1980 Games of The XXII Olympiad Moscow - Polish coins (PRL)

20 złotych 1980 Games of The XXII Olympiad Moscow - Coins of Poland

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
29.0 mm	10.15 g	2.15 mm	CuNi

obverse:

eagle - Coat of Arms divides the year of issue: 1980; along the top edge: - POLSKA RZECZPOSPOLITA LUDOWA - (People's Republic of Poland); along the bottom edge face value: ZŁ 20 ZŁ (ZŁOTYCH)

reverse:

athlete on a running track running right, on his right olympic rings; along the edge: • IGRZYSKA XXII OLIMPIADY (Games of the 22nd Olympiad)

edge:

reeded

issue date:

22 X 1979

withdrawal date:

1 I 1995

designer:

Anna Jarnuszkiewicz, Ewa Olszewska-Borys

mint:

Mennica Państwowa (The State Mint), Warsaw (mint mark on the obverse under eagle's left foot)

mintage:

1980

2 011 700

interesting facts:

Games of the 22th summer olympics took place in 1980 in Moscow, USSR. As a protest against Soviet invasion on Afghanistan, 65 countries, including USA, boycotted these games. In return 15 countries from the Soviet block boycotted the next summer olympics in 1984 in Los Angeles, USA.

last update: 25 I 2013

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