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Several countries in the eurozone are minting high value euro collectors' coin celebrating this occasion, like the recent 2008 Olympic Games commemorative coin, minted in June 2008. The obverse carries on the right side a symbol of the Belgian Olympic Committee, in the center an analog of the Olympic flambeau, which will constantly burn during ...
In celebration of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. Pierre de Coubertin was the 2nd President of the International Olympic Committee who helped to revive the Olympic Games. The reverse depicts him with a burning Olympic torch, surrounded by his name and pictograms. The obverse shows the word "Belgium" in three different languages, as ...
XXII Olympic Games, Moscow, Russia: 45 1984 XXIII Olympic Games, Los Angeles, USA 6 1988 XXIV Olympic Games, Seoul, Korea 32 1992 XXV Olympic Games, Barcelona, Spain: 30 1996 XXVI Olympic Games, Atlanta, USA 16 2000 XXVII Olympic Games, Sydney, Australia 59 2004 XXVIII Olympic Games, Athens, Greece 25 2008 XXIX Olympic Games, Beijing, China: 27 ...
To symbolize the link between the ancient and modern Olympic Games the flame is lit in a ceremony at Olympia, Greece, and then carried, by runners, to the Olympic site for that year. The lighting of the Olympic cauldron has become the most hallowed moment of each Olympic Games and is depicted on the first gold coin of the Torch Relay series. [21]
In the Obverse, the Olympic Flame above the Earth can be seen. Note that Finland is the only country highlighted on earth, as a representation of the host of these games. On the reverse, a view of the Helsinki Olympic Stadium can be seen. On the right, the 500 markka commemorative coin minted in 1952 celebrating the occasion is depicted.
Netflix has partnered with the International Olympic Committee for The Redeem Team—a new documentary looking at the U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball team’s iconic victory of 2008, which will be ...
Netflix has picked up the documentary The Redeem Team, about the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team looking to reclaim the gold medal for Team USA at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Netflix ...
The 2008 Olympics were watched by 3.5 billion people worldwide, and featured the longest distance for an Olympic Torch relay. [4] [5] The 2008 Games also set numerous world and Olympic records, and were the most expensive Summer Olympics of all time, and the second most expensive overall, after the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.