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20 Diners - Joan Martí i Alanis XXVII Summer Olympic Games
| Issuer | Andorra |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) (With 1.5g 0.917 gold inlay, 0.0442 oz. AGW) |
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| Reverse description | A central circular gold inlay dominates the reverse, depicting a male hurdler in full stride, rendered in dynamic relief against the polished gold surface. The silver outer ring features a stylized decorative border with curved geometric motifs framing the inlay. The legend 'XXVII JOCS OLIMPICS 2000' arcs across the upper portion of the silver field, commemorating the XXVII Olympiad held in Sydney in 2000. The contrast between the silver surround and the gold inlay creates a striking bimetallic visual effect. |
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| Reverse lettering | XXVII JOCS OLIMPICS 2000 (Translation: XXVII Olympic Games) |
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Andorra's Olympic issues from this period were authorized under the authority of the Co-Princes — in this case bearing Joan Martí i Alanis, who served as Episcopal Co-Prince from 1971 until his death in 2003. The bimetallic gold-inlay construction places this firmly in the wave of technically ambitious commemoratives that flooded the market ahead of Sydney 2000, issued by small states with no Olympic team presence but full IOC recognition to exploit licensing arrangements.
The 1.5g gold inlay was a deliberate premium hook. Andorra had employed similar techniques in earlier commemorative runs, and the .917 fine gold specification ties it to a consistent internal standard the principality maintained across its late-1990s collector series.