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Collection of 37 commemorative coins presented to noted IOC member James Worrall by various international Olympic Committees and sporting organizations. In overall fine condition, with some wear to the presentation cases. The collection includes (majority with original presentation cases or boxes):
- Limited edition Olympic Centennial coin set entitled ‘Series I: The Olympic Vision,’ which contains the ‘175 Dollars’ gold proof coin, ‘The Olympic Flame,’ the ‘15 Dollars’ silver proof coin, ‘Citius Altius Fortius,’ and the ‘15 Dollars’ silver proof coin, ‘Spirit of the Generations.’
- (2) Limited edition ‘15 Dollars’ silver proof Olympic ‘Spirit of the Generations’ coin, Series I: The Olympic Vision, issued as part of the Olympic Centennial
- Limited edition set of 22 coins issued by the Canadian Olympic Association for the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics
- (2) Innsbruck 1976 Winter Olympics ‘100 Schilling’ coins
- Commemorative ‘IOC Centennial’ silver coin issued as part of Istanbul’s bid for the 2004 Summer Olympics
- (2) Xth Olympic Congress commemorative coins, issued by the People’s Republic of Bulgaria in 1975
- Commemorative coin for the ‘60th Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic of China,’ issued in 1972, the front featuring a portrait of Sun Yat-sen
- Commemorative coin for the ‘70th Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic of China,’ issued in 1981, the front featuring a portrait of Sun Yat-sen
- Small golden Yugoslav 5000 Dinara coin from 1982, issued in preparation for the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics
- (2) small golden coins honoring Berchtesgadener Land
From the estate of James Worrall.
