Tag: Sport
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1994 France 20 Francs
A coin for the 100th Anniversary of the International Olympic Committee The Olympics (In 1913 Pierre de Coubertin designed the the Olympic rings: “five rings represent the five parts of the world now won over to Olympism” and the five colours of the rings plus the white background of the flag “combined to produce the…
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2006 Commonwealth Games PMC set
The first (medallion) PMCs from Australia Post Timeline to the first PMCs (Image of the first page of the first Philatelic Bulletin and issue 282 of the Stamp Bulletin, courtesy Australia Post) Firstly, this piece is about the first official Australia Post issued PMC. I am aware of other PMCs issued by other countries /…
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2024 Gold Coast Suns Error PNC
An error on a football PNC Gold Coast Suns (Five players from the Gold Coast Suns AFLW team. Photo AFLQ.com.au) Australian Rules Football is a distinctly Australian game. The highest tier is the Australian Football League (AFL), which has both men’s and women’s (AFLW) competitions, each with 18 teams currently. AFL uses an oval-shaped ball…