10 Euros Olympics Torch Relay - North and South America

Reverse

Torch relay bearer carrying the Olympic flame, running next to a temple column. On the background there is the map of Australia. The Olympic rings lie on the top of the coins and the denomination on the lower periphery.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 10 ΕURO

Translation: 10 EURO

Engraver: Panagiotis Gravvalos

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Plain

Comment

The 2004 Summer Olympics Torch Relay took the Olympic Flame across every habitable continent, returning to Athens, Greece. Every city which had hosted, will host, or coincidentally elected to host the Summer Olympics, the Winter Olympics and the Youth Olympics was revisited by the torch, as well as several other cities chosen for their international importance. The main reason why the torch relay went around the world was to highlight the fact that the Olympic Games were started in Greece (in ancient times) and in modern times have been held around the world and then took place in Greece in 2004. The relay was the first time the Olympic flame had travelled to Africa, India and South America. The flame was transported from country to country aboard a specially-equipped Boeing 747 called Zeus. On board the flame was carried and burned continuously in specially modified miners lamps.

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Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2004	10000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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