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A historic tradition during the closing ceremonies, the mayors of the host cities of the closing and upcoming Olympic Games join the International Olympic Committee Officials on stage, and the flag of the games is lowered and passed from mayor to mayor as a symbolic highlight.
Each host city has historically provided an official gift, typically a coin or medallion, to serve as both an expression of goodwill between nations and a signal of a major milestone in the Games itself. The handover medallion marks the official hand-off of the Games and celebrates the two cities/countries hosting them.   Story Link: https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-r...ing-ceremonyIf the Mint doesn't make that available for the public, they're missing the boat. Neat design, great cross-collectible subject matter. Edited by cptbilly
08/10/2024 09:32 am
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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If the Mint doesn't make that available for the public, they're missing the boat. Neat design, great cross-collectible subject matter. I agree, neat piece! In the past, these types of special VIP presentation pieces were not made available to the general public. But who knows, times are different these days! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Thanks Billy - wonderful information - and a GREAT looking commemorative coin.
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Very nice!  I would love to have one.  For what it is worth, I love how LA28 has many different renditions of the A in their promotional materials. The A for the hand-off has a joining of the French and US flags. https://la28.org |
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Two days after I started this thread, I wrote a letter to USM Director Ventris Gibson suggesting the Mint offer to us lowly collectors a Olympic year silver medal that incorporates the imagery in the Handover Medallion and cc'd the Associate Director of Sales & Marketing, Kirk Gillis. Didn't get a response, which I figured was par for the course. Today, I received both letters back with "Undeliverable as addressed, unable to forward" stickers. . .and yes, they were mailed to the address posted at the USM web site for mail correspondence. . .   So it goes. " Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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02/18/2025 2:00 pm
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Bummer.  |
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Valued Member
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What are those fonts on the obverse from Joseph F. Menna?
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02/18/2025 2:42 pm
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Did you read the US Mint press release, WHC ? It addresses the lettering / fonts.
" Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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So it goes. Write to the US Mint! |
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Ok. Found it. Art Deco and Graffiti Arts style.
Is Los Angeles associated with Graffiti Arts? I'll keep that in mind. Although, of course, it's very strange.
But I don't understand exactly where in the inscription "PARIS 2024" is Art Deco?
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Is Los Angeles associated with Graffiti Arts? I would say yes. NYC comes to my mind first, but my wife is from LA and the intentional (sanctioned) art seems to be prevalent there. |
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But I don't understand exactly where in the inscription "PARIS 2024" is Art Deco? I think they were trying to evoke the lettering seen in some of Alphonse Mucha's work, in which case it might better be described as "Art Nouveau." " Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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Write to the US Mint! I did. " Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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I think they were trying to evoke the lettering seen in some of Alphonse Mucha's work, in which case it might better be described as "Art Nouveau." Ah, that makes better sense. |
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"Art Nouveau" is a good guess. The Winged Victory of Samothrace looks best here.  |
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The Winged Victory of Samothrace looks best here. |
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Posted 08/11/2024 8:04 pm
Uncirculated American Silver Eagles 
