2 Euro, Colored, France, Pierre de Coubertin, 2013

18,00 

Commemorative colored 2-euro coin for the 150th anniversary of the birth of Pierre de Coubertin, the visionary behind the revival of the Olympic Games and the first president of the International Olympic Committee. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a French educator and historian, is widely recognized as the founder of the International Olympic Committee, the reviver, and the father of the modern Olympic Games. With his education in England and America and his endless passion for sports, he founded the French Athletic Sports Union in 1887. As its secretary-general, he began to promote the idea of reviving the Olympic Games. After his death, his heart was transferred to Ancient Olympia, where it was buried in a stele known as the Pierre de Coubertin Monument.

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Commemorative colored 2-euro coin celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Pierre de Coubertin, the inspiration for the revival of the Olympic Games and the first chairman of the International Olympic Committee. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a French pedagogue and historian, is more broadly known as the founder of the International Olympic Committee, the reviver, and the father of the modern Olympic Games. Educated in England and America with an unending passion for sports, he established the French Athletic Sports Union in 1887. From his position as the general secretary, he began advocating for the idea of the Olympic Games’ revival. Following his death, his heart was transferred to Ancient Olympia where it was interred in a commemorative stele named the Pierre de Coubertin Monument.

Specifications
MPN

EUKAP0301019

Metal

CuNi

Βάρος

8.5γρ/gr

Year

2013

Quality

Colored

Country

France

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