Egypt 5 pounds x 8 Set Barcelona Olympic Games Matte Sports silver coins 1992

This Egypt 1992 set of eight 5 Pounds silver coins was issued for the 25th Olympic Games in Barcelona and represents a fascinating meeting of modern sport and historical athletic imagery. Struck in .900 silver with a Matte finish, the series comprises fencing, wrestling, archery, ox wrestling, swimming, handball, field hockey and soccer. The individual reverses show athletes fencing with swords, pairs of wrestlers above a globe, standing archers with bows and arrows, men wrestling an ox, a swimmer in water with a bird above, a handball player in action, a seated field-hockey player holding a stick, and a footballer kicking a ball. Each obverse carries the 5 LE denomination within a stylized winged Olympic composition, dates 1412/1992 and THE 25TH OLYMPIC GAMES 1992. An impressive eight-coin set for collectors of Olympic history, Egyptian silver and sports numismatics.

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