Olympic games - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1963 - 1 Shilling

The religion of the ancient Greeks knew many gods, of which the God King Zeus was considered the most powerful. It was believed that this god throne on the rugged, almost inaccessible Mount Olympos throne, which rises 3000 meters high into the clouds in the north of Greece, in Thessaly. In honor of the Olympian Zeus many religious festivals were celebrated by the ancient Greeks, in which also athletic competitions were called, which one called Olympic Games. Historically detectable are the Olympic Games from the year 776 BC. To Chr. During excavations in Olympia namely a discus was found, which was dedicated by an Olympic champion to Zeus and on which a double dating occurs: 255th Olympiad and also the year 241 AD From this could be the year of the first Olympic Games 776 BC are calculated. Already for these first games were fixed rules in the competitions. The brand motif shows a slalom runner and thus documents a competition of the modern Olympic Winter Games, in which Austrians have been leading since the beginning.