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2000 Shillingi Olympic Trial Proof
| Issuer | Tanzania |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic female hurdler is depicted in mid-stride, clearing a hurdle in the center of the field, her hair flowing behind her in a display of athletic motion. An Olympic torch with a burning flame is shown in the lower center of the field beneath the hurdle. The legend 'ATLANTA GEORGIA USA 1996' curves along the left and upper periphery, while 'OLYMPICS CENTENARY' appears along the upper right arc. The inscription 'XXVI OLYMPIAD' is positioned to the right of the hurdle, and the centenary dates '1896 - 1996' appear in the lower field. The design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Tanzania issued this piece ahead of the 1996 Atlanta Games as part of a wave of Olympic-themed silver proofs produced by smaller nations whose athletes rarely reached the podium — the revenue from foreign collectors mattered considerably more than any sporting result. The X# prefix in the standard reference confirms it was never intended as circulating currency, catalogued separately from the main Schön sequence as an explicitly non-circulating legal tender issue.