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Centennial Olympic Games Collection

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1996 (published)
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Place of origin

This set of collector's cards was one of the official products licensed by The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG). Atlanta hosted the games in 1996 and various commemorative souvenirs were produced to mark the centenary year of the modern Olympics.


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TitleCentennial Olympic Games Collection (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Lithography, foil-blocking and varnishing on card
Brief description
Set of 120 collector's cards commemorating the centenary of the modern Olympics
Physical description
Set of 120 rectangular cards printed in colour with scenes from, reproductions of posters for and emblems of various Olympic Games and with texts about the history of the modern Olympics.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.9cm
  • Width: 6.4cm
Credit line
Given by Seth Ellerin
Subjects depicted
Summary
This set of collector's cards was one of the official products licensed by The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG). Atlanta hosted the games in 1996 and various commemorative souvenirs were produced to mark the centenary year of the modern Olympics.
Collection
Accession number
E.526:1 to 120-2009

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Record createdDecember 10, 2009
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