# 471 - Moscow Olympic Coins - Part 5
The Games of the XXII Olympiad were held in Moscow, USSR in 1980.
Led by the United States, 66 countries boycotted the games entirely because of the Soviet–Afghan War. The Soviet Union would later boycott the Summer Olympics that would be held in Los Angeles, USA in 1984.
We will show now several coins that were emitted to commemorate this event.
Let's start with the 10 Ruble coins. They are made of 90% silver and weight 33.3g each.
The first is a 1978 10 Rubles depicting Cycling. Its mintage was 227,670 units.
The second is a 1979 10 Rubles depicting Volleyball. Its mintage was 110,342 units.
Both obverses show the Coat of Arms of the Soviet Union.
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That's an interesting piece of history there. The USSR / Afganastan war did not go well for them.
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No war goes well to any of the sides, mainly for the losers...
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It is interesting to notice how short is the blocking jumping.
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Remember that in 1980 volleyball was played differently as is played today and the physical preparation was much less than today.
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