Gibraltar's prolific commemorative program of the 2000s produced dozens of issues annually for the collector market, with almost no circulation intent. This piece marks the 2004 Athens Games — the first Olympics held in Greece since the modern revival in 1896 — issued a year after the event itself, which was characteristic of Gibraltar's retrospective licensing arrangements with the International Olympic Committee.
Gibraltar's prolific commemorative program of the 2000s produced dozens of issues annually for the collector market, with almost no circulation intent. This piece marks the 2004 Athens Games — the first Olympics held in Greece since the modern revival in 1896 — issued a year after the event itself, which was characteristic of Gibraltar's retrospective licensing arrangements with the International Olympic Committee.