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The Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome is a velodrome constructed in Moscow, Russia. It hosted the track cycling events for the 1980 Summer Olympics.
100 Roubles and State Emblem of the Soviet Union.
Moscow Olympics 1980
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union.The 1980 Games were the first to be staged in Eastern Europe.
Led by the US with the insistence of its President Jimmy Carter, 65 countries boycotted the games because of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, though some athletes from some of the boycotting countries participated in the games, under the Olympic Flag. This prompted the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics.
1980 Moscow Olympics Gold Coins
Russia, actually the USSR, issued gold 100 roubles coins from 1977 to 1980 for the Moscow Olympics in 1980.
Moscow Olympics 1980
Numismatically, one of the most important events of this period was the 22nd Olympiad held in Moscow in 1980. The USSR issued a series of six gold 100 rouble coins from 1977 to 1980 inclusive for this event. These were issued in proof and ordinary uncirculated versions.