The Story
Issued in September 1998 this coin is the 24th in a 28 Coin Sydney 2000 Aluminium Bronze Specimen Collection produced jointly by the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra and the Perth Mint. The coin is presented sealed on a credit-card style pack.
When the modern Olympic Games resumed in Athens in 1896 greco-roman wrestling was deemed so historically significant that it became a focus of the Games. Eight years later Olympic officials added freestyle wrestling which had far less history and far less grandeur but great popularity. In greco-roman competition wrestlers use only their arms and upper bodies to attack. In freestyle wrestlers also use their legs and may hold opponents above or below the waist.
Description
Issued in September 1998 this coin is the 24th in a 28 Coin Sydney 2000 Aluminium Bronze Specimen Collection produced jointly by the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra and the Perth Mint. The coin is presented sealed on a credit-card style pack.
When the modern Olympic Games resumed in Athens in 1896 greco-roman wrestling was deemed so historically significant that it became a focus of the Games. Eight years later Olympic officials added freestyle wrestling which had far less history and far less grandeur but great popularity. In greco-roman competition wrestlers use only their arms and upper bodies to attack. In freestyle wrestlers also use their legs and may hold opponents above or below the waist.
