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1 Taka XXV Summer Olympics
| Issuer | Bangladesh |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Bengali |
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| Mintage | 1992 - Proof - 40,000 |
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Bangladesh issued this piece as part of the wave of Olympic commemorative programs that flooded the market ahead of the Barcelona Games — a period when dozens of smaller nations contracted with foreign minting houses to produce silver issues with little connection to their own athletic participation. Bangladesh sent a delegation to Barcelona, though without winning medals, and the commemorative program was almost certainly a revenue exercise rather than a celebration of domestic athletic achievement.