On the occasion of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Monnaie de Paris pays homage to this renowned international competition with a collection dedicated to sport, its values, athletes and the heritage of the host country. Olympic and Paralympic Games are celebrated.
\nPole vaulting is a track and field event that is part of vaulting. After a run of about fifty meters, the athlete, using a flexible pole, overcomes a horizontal bar several meters high without dropping it. Pole vaulting can be traced back to ancient Greece, where it was used as a means of transportation to cross streams, overcome obstacles, or escape from wild animals using long, stiff pieces of wood. As pole vault competitions proliferated in Europe and the United States, Baron Pierre de Coubertin decided to include the discipline in the first modern Olympic Games, in 1896 at the Athens Games.
\nThe reverse side of the series depicts a view of Paris, where the Seine River appears as an athletics track. The Eiffel Tower rises above the city and illuminates the competition. The PARIS2024 emblem completes this composition.<\/p>\n
Series: Paris 2024 Olympic Games
\nDenomination: 1\/4 euro
\nWeight: 17g
\nDiameter: 34mm
\nMetal: CuAlNi
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