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1 Argenteus - Aureus Magnus Rome Olympics
| Issuer | Germany, Federal Republic of |
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| Year | 1960 |
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| Value | 1 Argenteus |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted bust of Roma facing right, rendered in classical style with detailed diademed and crested helmet and flowing hair with ringlet curls at the neck. The legend OLYMPIA ROMA 1960 arcs around the upper periphery in Latin characters. An olive branch appears at the lower left of the field, and the five-ring Olympic symbol is prominently displayed at the bottom of the coin. A small engraver's signature is visible in the lower right field. |
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| Reverse lettering | PRO PROSPERITATE MUNDI I 1000 ARGENTEUS (Translation: `Prosperity for the world`) |
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The 1960 Rome Olympics coincided with one of the more politically charged Games of the Cold War period — the West German team competed as a unified German squad alongside East German athletes, a forced compromise brokered by the IOC that Bonn accepted reluctantly. That arrangement ended after 1964.
The "Aureus Magnus" denomination is a modern fantasy construct with no historical monetary basis, issued outside official Bundesbank channels. The X# prefix in the reference confirms non-circulating medallic status.