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1000 Dobras Atlanta Olympics 1996 - Tennis
| Issuer | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe occupies the central field, depicting a shield charged with a palm tree and flanked by two African grey parrots with outstretched wings serving as supporters. A five-pointed star surmounts the shield, and a scroll above bears the national motto in Latin script. The circular legend reads 'REPUBLICA DEMOCRATICA DE S. TOME E PRINCIPE' around the upper periphery, with the denomination '1000 DOBRAS' inscribed prominently below the legend in the upper field. The coin is struck to proof quality with deeply mirrored fields contrasting against frosted relief devices. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DEMOCRATICA DE S. TOME E PRINCIPE 1000 DOBRAS |
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São Tomé and Príncipe issued a flood of commemorative copper-nickel pieces in the early 1990s aimed squarely at the collector market — this tennis piece among them. The island nation had no meaningful connection to the Atlanta Games, and the three-year gap between striking and the event itself reflects the standard practice of small issuers licensing Olympic themes well in advance through coin marketing intermediaries. These pieces were never intended for domestic circulation.