1978 Russia Olympics Moscow 1980 Running Track Commemorative 5 Rubles Coin - Collectible Sports Memorabilia for Olympics Fans & History Enthusiasts | Perfect for Display Cases, Gift Giving, and Sports Collections

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1978 MOSCOW 1980 Russia Olympics RUNNING TRACK PROOF Silver 5 Rouble Coin i96293 i96293 Authentic Coin of:Russia as USSR Russia - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Commemorative1978 Proof Silver 5 Roubles 33mm (16.67 grams) 0.900 Silver (0.4793 oz. ASW)Reference: Y# 154 XXII 1980 1978 , Runner ahead, stadium behind. 5 , National coat of arms (hammer and sickle) in front of the globe underneath the soviet star and above the rising sun surrounded by barley ears bond with ribbons.You are bidding on the exact item pictured, provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity.The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (Russian: XXII , tr. Igry XXII Olimpiady), was an international multi-sport event held in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russia.The 1980 Games were the first Olympic Games to be staged in Eastern Europe, and remain the only Summer Olympics held there, as well as the first Olympic Games to be held in a Slavic language-speaking country. They were also the first Olympic Games to be held in a socialist country, and the only Summer Games to be held in such a country until 2008 in Beijing, China. These were the final Olympic Games under the IOC Presidency of Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin.Eighty nations were represented at the Moscow Games - the smallest number since 1956. Led by the United States at the insistence of US President Jimmy Carter, 66 countries boycotted the games entirely because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Some athletes from some of the boycotting countries (they are not included in the list of 66 countries that boycotted the games entirely) participated in the games under the Olympic Flag. This prompted the