National Bank to issue collector coins featuring national football team ahead of Euro 2024
The coins will be available in both gold and silver denominations of $1.75, with the production run to end in late 2024. Photo: NBG
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The National Bank of Georgia will issue special collector coins to mark the national football team's historic qualification for the upcoming European Football Championship, the body said on Friday.
The NBG said it had collaborated with the Georgian Football Federation on design concepts that incorporate symbols of the team, inscriptions in Georgian and English, and information on denomination and year of issue.
It also said one side of the coins featured the team logo - shown in colour on the silver version - along with a visual of St. George and the motto "I am Georgia".
On the flip side of the coin, the team's jersey design - also in colour for the silver coin - is shown.
Acting Governor Natia Turnava said the collector coins would “serve as a permanent reminder of the Georgian national team and their players' achievements”.
The coins will be available in both gold and silver denominations of $1.75, with the production run to end in late 2024.
The national team qualified for a major international tournament with the defeat of Greece in the Euro 2024 playoff final following a penalty shootout, after extra time ended in a goalless draw at Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi.
Their qualification has also been marked by a new stamp featuring the national football team ahead of the kick-off of the Championship this week.
The Georgian Post has issued a new stamp featuring the national football team ahead of the kick-off of the European Football Championship this week.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Monday announced an upcoming sale of airline tickets subsidised by the state to enable fans of the national football team to travel to the European Football Championship in Germany, as well as an increase in the bonus for the national team to qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament.
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The Georgian national football team held its first full training involving 26 players in Austria ahead of the 2024 European Championship. Photo: Georgian Football Federation
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