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1996 Atlanta
The city and year of the first inclusion of mountain biking into the
Olympic Games. The image on this coin is that of the saluting, shouting,
victorious rider, and shows the internal organs that so vitally relate
to the athletic effort: heart, lungs, liver, and digestive tract, while
the major musculature groups are represented by dot pattern. This x-ray
art is done in the style of the Australian aborigine, for whom the pictorialization
of the organs serves as an important visual cue (in the absence of a
written language) during the oral teaching of traditional hunting practices.
Revers: The
28-tooth chaining, standard equipment on many fat tire bicycles, pictured
here in an array that totals 96 teeth to commemorate this historic event.
Design and
sculpture by Victor Vincente of America. Engraving by Hovannas Sarkissian
of Sarco Precision, Pasadena, CA. Striking by Bloomer's Metal Stampings,
Valencia, CA.
Quantities:
1240 bronze
98 .999 silver, 1 oz.
2 .999 gold, 1 oz.
Price (bronze):
$12
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