Commemorative issue
1988 Summer Olympics – Tennis new discipline
Obverse
Coat of Arms of Andorra divides value
Script: Latin
Lettering:
JOAN. D. M. BISBE. D’URGELL
I. PRINCEP. D’ANDORRA
VIRTVS VNITA FORTIOR
2 D.
Translation:
Joan D.M. Bishop of Urgell
and Prince of Andorra
United virtue is stronger
Reverse
German tennis player Boris Becker
Script: Latin
Lettering:
TENIS NOVA DISCIPLINA OLIMPICA
1987
Translation: Tennis new Olympic discipline
Edge
Plain
12 g, 31.8 mm
KM# 40
AUnc
Comments
Tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics due to disputes between the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the International Olympic Committee over how to define amateur players. After two appearances as a demonstration sport in 1968 and 1984 (with a U-21 age limit), it returned as a full medal sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics open for all players regardless of their age and status and has been played at every summer Games since then.
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