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10 Reais Olympic Games Rio 2016 - Pole vault
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Value | 10 Reais |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a male athlete in dynamic motion executing a pole vault, rendered in a stylized athletic posture with the vaulting pole prominently featured. The Latin Olympic motto 'CITIUS · ALTIUS · FORTIUS' is inscribed as a legend around or within the design, expressing the ideals of speed, height, and strength. The mint year '2015' appears in the field, completing the composition. |
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Brazil's mint produced an extensive series of gold and silver commemoratives tied to the Rio 2016 Games, contracted well in advance of the event — one of the largest Olympic coin programs any host nation had commissioned to that point. The pole vault issue is among the smaller-format gold pieces in that run, sitting in a denomination tier that made the series nominally accessible while still carrying bullion value.
Rio's organizing committee faced continuous IOC scrutiny over venue readiness through 2014 and 2015, the period during which these coins were being struck and released to collectors.