400 Līrah / Livres (XIII Winter Olympics; Piedfort) 1980 front 400 Līrah / Livres (XIII Winter Olympics; Piedfort) 1980 back
400 Līrah / Livres (XIII Winter Olympics; Piedfort) 1980 photo
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400 Līrah / Livres XIII Winter Olympics; Piedfort

1980 year
Gold (.900) 16 g -
Description
Issuer
Lebanon
Period
Republic (1943-date)
Type
Pattern
Year
1980
Value
400 Livres 400 LBP = USD 0.0044
Currency
Lebanese pound (1939-date)
Composition
Gold (.900)
Weight
16 g
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-06
References
Numista
N#102146
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Olympic Logo of Lake Placid 1980.

Scripts: Arabic, Latin

Lettering:
الالعاب الاولمبية الشتوية الثالثة عشرة
XIII JEUX
OLYMPIQUES
D'HIVER
LAKE
PLACID
1980
لاكـ بلاسيد ١٩٨٠

Translation:
13th Olympic Winter Games
Lake Placid
1980

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Piedfort of KM#34

The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games (French: Les XIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 13, through February 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932. The only other candidate city to bid for the Games was Vancouver-Garibaldi, British Columbia, Canada, which withdrew before the final vote.
The mascot of the Games was "Roni", a raccoon. The mask-like rings on a raccoon's face recall the goggles and hats worn by many athletes in winter sports.
The sports were played at the Olympic Center, Whiteface Mountain, Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run, the Olympic Ski Jumps, the Cascade Cross Country Ski Center, and the Lake Placid High School Speed Skating Oval.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 400 Līrah / Livres (XIII Winter Olympics; Piedfort) 1980 from Lebanon made of Gold (.900) weighing 16 g is that it was minted to commemorate the XIII Winter Olympics, also known as the Lake Placid Winter Olympics, which were held in Lake Placid, New York, USA in 1980.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1980  750 - - - - - -

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