Admission ticket (handball)

Category: Printed matter
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Year of prod.: 1951
Object number: 2549:009
Manuf. and place of prod.: Banknote printing house of the Bank of Finland
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Method of prod.: printed
Material: banknote paper
Measurements: height 8.9 cm; width 11.4 cm
Description: Pink. The text: XV OLYMPIA HELSINKI 1952. Date: 30 VII 1952. Section: E 51. Rivi [row] 6 Paikka [seat] 2. Picture: handball players.
Other information: Ticket for the demonstration match in handball between Sweden and Denmark in the Olympic Stadium on 30 July. Outdoor handball was a demonstration sport at the Helsinki Olympic Games. Sweden won the match by 19-11.
A total of 1,376,512 admission tickets were sold for the Helsinki Olympic Games.