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
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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.