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1000 Guaraníes Summer Olympics - Rio de Janeiro 2016
| Issuer | Paraguay |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Diameter | 19 mm |
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| Reverse description | Three dynamic figures of relay runners in high relief occupy the central field, depicted in full stride passing a baton against a stylized stadium backdrop. In the lower field, the outline map of Brazil is engraved, flanked to the left by the Rio 2016 Olympic Games torch logo. The inscription QUE EMPIECEN LOS JUEGOS arcs across the upper legend, with the word RIO prominently displayed in the lower exergual area. |
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| Reverse lettering | QUE EMPIECEN LOS JUEGOS RIO (Translation: Let the games begin Rio) |
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Paraguay has no Olympic tradition to speak of — the country had never won a gold medal at the time of issue, and its athletes rarely advance past early rounds. The coin exists because the 2016 Rio Games generated an enormous licensed commemorative market across Latin America, with mints and government treasuries from Montevideo to Asunción producing gold issues that had more to do with seigniorage than national pride.
KM#219 is a low-mintage piece largely because demand was modest from the start.