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50 Guilders Olympics 1988 / Anthony Nesty
| Issuer | Centrale Bank van Suriname |
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| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Suriname occupies the central field, supported on either side by two indigenous figures. The arms are encircled by an ornamental wreath. The national motto JUSTITIA PIETAS FIDES arcs along the lower portion of the legend, with SURINAME inscribed above. |
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| Obverse lettering | SURINAME JUSTITIA PIETAS FIDES (Translation: Justice Piety Faith) |
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Anthony Nesty's gold medal in the 100m butterfly at the 1988 Seoul Olympics was the first Olympic gold won by any athlete from Suriname — and, more strikingly, the first by a Black swimmer in Olympic history. He beat American favorite Matt Biondi by one-hundredth of a second. The upset was significant enough that Suriname issued this coin within the same year, an unusually fast turnaround for a commemorative program from a small central bank.
Nesty had trained in Florida rather than Suriname, whose facilities could not support elite competitive swimming.