1972 Germany Munich Summer Olympic Games XX 10 Mark Silver Coin w Eagle i52433

Description

Item:
i52433
Authentic Coin of:
Germany
1972 Munich Summer Olympic Games Commemorative
1972 D Silver 10 Mark 32.5mm (15.65 grams) 0.625 silver (0.3095 oz. ASW) Munich mint
Reference: KM# 135 Mintage: 4,850,000
BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 10  DEUTSCHE MARK, Eagle of Germany, D under right wing.
SPIELE DER XX. OLYMPIADE 1972 M
UNCHEN, Spiral symbol of 1972 Olympics above Olympic flame; Olympic rings below dividing 1972.
Edge Lettering: FORTIVS CITIVS ALTIVS
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The
1972 Summer Olympics
(German:
Olympische Sommerspiele 1972
), officially known as the
Games of the XX Olympiad
, was an
international
multi-sport event
held in
Munich
,
West Germany
, from August 26 to September 11, 1972. The sporting nature of the event was largely overshadowed by the
Munich massacre
in which eleven
Israeli
athletes and coaches and a West German police officer were killed. Five
Black September
Palestinian terrorists died.
The 1972 Summer Olympics were the second
Summer Olympics
to be held in Germany, after the
1936 Games
in
Berlin
, which had taken place under the
Nazi regime
. Mindful of the connection, the West German Government was eager to take the opportunity of the Munich Olympics to present a new, democratic and optimistic Germany to the world, as shown by the Games' official motto, "Die Heiteren Spiele", or "the cheerful Games". The logo of the Games was a blue solar logo (the "Bright Sun") by
Otl Aicher
, the designer and director of the visual conception commission. The Olympic mascot, the
dachshund
"
Waldi
", was the first officially named Olympic mascot. The Olympic Fanfare was composed by
Herbert Rehbein
, a companion of
Bert Kaempfert
.
The Olympic Park (
Olympiapark
) is based on
Frei Otto
's plans and after the Games became a Munich landmark. The competition sites, designed by architect
Günther Behnisch
, included the Olympic swimming hall, the Olympics Hall (
Olympiahalle
, a multipurpose facility) and the
Olympic Stadium
(
Olympiastadion
), and an Olympic village very close to the park. The design of the stadium was considered revolutionary, with sweeping canopies of
acrylic glass
stabilized by metal ropes, used on such a large scale for the first time.
Germany
, officially the
Federal Republic of Germany
is a
federal
parliamentary republic
in
western
-
central Europe
. It includes 16
constituent states
and covers an area of 357,021 square kilometres (137,847 sq mi) with a largely temperate seasonal climate. Its
capital
and
largest city
is
Berlin
. With 81 million inhabitants, Germany is the most populous member state in the
European Union
. After the United States, it is the second most popular
migration destination
in the world.
Various
Germanic tribes
have occupied northern Germany since
classical antiquity
. A region named
Germania
was
documented
before 100 CE. During the
Migration Period
the Germanic tribes expanded southward. Beginning in the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the
Holy Roman Empire
. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the
Protestant Reformation
.
The rise of
Pan-Germanism
inside the
German Confederation
resulted in the
unification of most of the German states
in 1871 into the
Prussian
-dominated
German Empire
. After
World War I
and the
German Revolution of 1918–1919
, the Empire was replaced by the parliamentary
Weimar Republic
.
The establishment
of the
Third Reich
in 1933 led to
World War II
and the
Holocaust
. After 1945, Germany split into two states,
East Germany
and
West Germany
.
In 1990
, the country was
reunified
.
In the 21st century, Germany is a
great power
and has the world's
fourth-largest economy by nominal GDP
, as well as the
fifth-largest by PPP
. As a global leader in several industrial and technological sectors, it is both the world's
third-largest exporter
and
importer
of goods. Germany is a
developed country
with a
very high standard of living
sustained by a skilled and productive society. It upholds a
social security
and
universal health care
system, environmental protection and a tuition free university education.
Germany was a founding member of the European Union in 1993. It is part of the
Schengen Area
, and became a co-founder of the
Eurozone
in 1999. Germany is a member of the
United Nations
,
NATO
, the
G8
, the
G20
, and the
OECD
. The national military expenditure is the 9th highest in the world. Known for its rich
cultural
history, Germany has been continuously the home of influential
artists
,
philosophers
,
musicians
,
sportsmen
,
entrepreneurs
,
scientists and inventors
.
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