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100 Guilders Anthony Nesty - 100m
| Issuer | Centrale Bank van Suriname |
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| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Suriname occupies the central field, supported on either side by two indigenous figures. A wreath frames the entire design, while a horizontal legend appears below the shield bearing the national motto in Latin. |
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| Reverse description | A depiction of swimmer Anthony Nesty is shown in left-facing profile executing the butterfly stroke, rendered in low relief against the field. The denomination appears in the lower portion of the design, while an encircling legend commemorating his achievement at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games runs along the periphery. |
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Anthony Nesty's 1988 Olympic gold in the 100m butterfly at Seoul made him the first Black athlete to win an Olympic swimming title and the first Olympic gold medalist from Suriname — a result that stunned the heavily favored American Matt Biondi by a hundredths-of-a-second margin. The shock at home was significant enough that Suriname issued commemorative coinage, despite the country having almost no competitive swimming infrastructure to speak of.
The KM#42.1b designation distinguishes this copper-nickel striking from related varieties in the same series.