100 Lei 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta

Weight

28.28 g

Diameter

38.61 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Silver (.925) (92.5% silver, 7.5% copper)

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Reeded

Technique

Milled

Front design

Coat of Arms of the Republic of Moldova and part-an oak branch below.

Back design

Two men in a canoe.

Year of Minting

1996

Ruler

NA

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: REPUBLICA MOLDOVA Reverse: 1996 ATLANTA 100 LEI PRIMA PARTICIPARE

Context

The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. These were the fourth Summer Olympics to be hosted by the United States, making it the first country to have three different cities host the Summer Olympics. NOTE: This coin, although described and with a computer-generated image in the Krause Catalogue under code KM#9, is not mentioned on the website of the National Bank of Moldova, nor have we been able to find any actual examples online. Therefore, this coin may not exist, or if it does, it could be a private and unofficial issue. Nevertheless, despite the above, we have listed the coin in the catalogue due to the impossibility of verifying the aforementioned. See discussion in the Numista Forum: https://en.numista.com/forum/topic58347.html

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Non-circulating

In circulation

No

Demonetized

No

Marketplace listings

0