Olympic coin

Category: Medals, decorations and coins

Designer: Matti Visanti and Aarre Aaltonen

Vol. of production (copies): 18,500

Year of prod.: 1951

Object number: 0455:003

Manuf. and place of prod.: Suomen Rahapaja, Helsinki

Commissioned by:

Method of prod.: struck

Material: silver

Measurements: diameter 3.2 cm; thickness 0.2 cm

Description: On the obverse side the text SUOMI FINLAND 500 MARKKAA and a laurel wreath. On the reverse side the text: OLYMPIA XV HELSINKI and the year 1951.

Other information: The first coin minted for the Helsinki Games. The first design was made as early as 1936.