1000 Francs 1996, 100 Years of the Olympic Games, Tokyo 1964 [Equatorial Guinea]

Coins-Africa

Reverse
The central part features a square postage stamp issued in Japan in 1962: within a circle, it depicts judo wrestlers, with the athlete on the right executing a hip throw on his opponent. Around the circle are inscriptions in Japanese, the stamp's year of issue '1962', the year of the Olympic Games '1964', the name of the host city 'TOKYO', and the Olympic Games emblem – the rings. The coin's edge has a decorative raised pattern resembling teeth, along which are Spanish inscriptions 'XXVI JUEGOS OLIMPICOS DE VERANO - 100 AÑOS DE GRECÍA A ATLANTA' (XXVI Summer Olympic Games), '100 AÑOS DE GRECÍA A ATLANTA' (100 Years from Greece to Atlanta), with dots separating the inscriptions.
Obverse
Centered is the coat of arms of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. It consists of a heraldic shield depicting a silk-cotton tree (bombax), above the shield six six-pointed stars are arranged in an arc, and at the base is the motto in Spanish 'UNIDAD PAZ Y JUSTICIA' (Unity, Peace and Justice). The coat of arms divides the mint year '1996' into two parts: '19' on the left and '96' on the right. The coin's edge has teeth, along which are Spanish inscriptions: on the left, top, and right the country name 'REPUBLICA DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL' (Republic of Equatorial Guinea), at the bottom the inscription '1000 FRANCOS' (1000 Francs).