10 Euros basketball

Reverse

Paris 2024 Olympic mascot Phryge scoring a basketball basket.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BASKETBALL
PARIS 2024
PARIS 2024

Engraver: Joaquin Jimenez

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Plain

Comment

Basketball became an Olympic sport in its own right at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. In Olympic format, it is played in four ten-minute quarters. Players link offensive and defensive actions in this sport that demands endurance, versatility and, of course, great skill from the athletes to link up runs and baskets.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Le basketball devient un sport olympique à part entière lors des jeux olympiques de Berlin, en 1936. En format olympique, il se joue en quatre quart-temps de dix minutes. Les joueurs enchaînent actions offensives et défensives dans ce sport qui demande endurance, polyvalence et bien sûr une grande adresse aux athlètes pour enchainer les courses et les paniers.

Interesting fact

The 2023 French Basketball 10 Euro coin is part of a series of coins issued by the Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint) to celebrate popular sports in France. The coin features a design depicting a basketball player in action, surrounded by the words "LE BASKET" (French for "basketball") and "2023". The use of billon (an alloy of 33.3% silver and 66.7% copper) gives the coin a unique look and feel, and the 13g weight makes it a substantial piece. This coin is a great collector's item for anyone interested in sports, coins, or French culture!

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