Olympic bond

Category: Other objects

Designer:

Vol. of production (copies):

Year of prod.: 1938–1943

Object number: 1104

Manuf. and place of prod.: Suomen Pankin Setelipaino

Commissioned by:

Method of prod.: printed

Material: paper

Measurements: height 25.4 cm; width 18.3 cm

Description: Rectangular paper in shades of white and light green. On the upper corners images of athletes, in between the text SUOMEN VALTION, FINSKA STATENS [Of the Finnish state]. In the middle underneath the text a green emblem of the 1940 Helsinki Games. In the low edge the year 1938.

Other information: The Olympic bonds were sold especially for the benefit of Olympic construction projects.