$5 2000 Sydney Olympics Football Al/Bronze UNC
Issued in April 1998 this coin is the 20th in a 28 Coin Sydney 2000 Aluminium Bronze Specimen Collection produced jointly by the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra and the Perth Mint. The coin is presented sealed on a credit-card style pack.
While the modern game of football (soccer) started in England in 1863 its roots extend to the ancient Chinese Greeks and Romans who played a similar game. In 1900 football and water polo became the first team sports included in the Olympic Games. Women's football was introduced at the 1996 Olympic Games where the final attracted a world-record crowd for a women's sporting event of 76 000 people.
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Description
Issued in April 1998 this coin is the 20th in a 28 Coin Sydney 2000 Aluminium Bronze Specimen Collection produced jointly by the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra and the Perth Mint. The coin is presented sealed on a credit-card style pack.
While the modern game of football (soccer) started in England in 1863 its roots extend to the ancient Chinese Greeks and Romans who played a similar game. In 1900 football and water polo became the first team sports included in the Olympic Games. Women's football was introduced at the 1996 Olympic Games where the final attracted a world-record crowd for a women's sporting event of 76 000 people.
