Admission ticket (gymnastics)

Category: Printed matter

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Year of prod.: 1951

Object number: 2549:005

Manuf. and place of prod.: Banknote printing house of the Bank of Finland

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Method of prod.: industrial

Material: banknote paper

Measurements: height 9 cm; width 11.4 cm

Description: Turquoise. The text: XV OLYMPIA HELSINKI 1952. Date: 21 VII 1952. Section: A 2. Rivi [row] 26, Paikka [seat] 18. Picture: gymnast on pommelled horse.

Other information: Ticket for men’s free exercises in Messuhalli Arena on 21 July. Medals in all mens’ 8 events were decided on that day. The USSR won five gold medals, Switzerland two and Sweden one. The most successful athlete was Victor Chukarin of the USSR with four gold and one silver.

A total of 1,376,512 admission tickets were sold for the Helsinki Olympic Games.