$5 2000 Sydney Olympics Handball Al/Bronze UNC
Issued in September 1998 this coin is the 12th 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.
Handball is a fast and physical seven-a-side game with passing and dribbling that can lead to 100 km/k shots on goal. The sport appeared in the Olympic program for the first time at the 1936 Berlin Games when it was played on a football pitch and eleven-a-side. The sport appeared in its present indoor form in 1972 at Munich. The women's division opened in 1976 and the sport has become one of the most highly attended Olympic events.
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Description
Issued in September 1998 this coin is the 12th 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.
Handball is a fast and physical seven-a-side game with passing and dribbling that can lead to 100 km/k shots on goal. The sport appeared in the Olympic program for the first time at the 1936 Berlin Games when it was played on a football pitch and eleven-a-side. The sport appeared in its present indoor form in 1972 at Munich. The women's division opened in 1976 and the sport has become one of the most highly attended Olympic events.
