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3000 Riels Countdown to Tokyo
| Issuer | National Bank of Cambodia |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a dynamic composition of athletes competing in track and field events, rendered in relief against a polished field. An Olympic torch is depicted to the left of the scene, its flame rising upward, serving as the primary symbolic motif linking the design to the Tokyo Olympic Games. The French legend QUE LES JEUX COMMENCENT! (Let the games begin!) is inscribed along the lower portion of the reverse field. |
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| Reverse lettering | QUE LES JEUX COMMENCENT! (Translation: Let the games begin!) |
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Cambodia's participation in the Tokyo Olympics was, like the games themselves, defined almost entirely by the COVID-19 postponement announced in March 2020 — meaning this coin was struck to commemorate an event that would not occur until 2021. The National Bank of Cambodia has issued commemorative silver pieces under the 3,000 riels denomination repeatedly in the modern era, typically through arrangements with foreign minting and marketing intermediaries rather than domestic production.