- Description
- Specifications
| ID Number: | CS01-0107 |
| Description: | 5 Francs |
| Country or State: | Switzerland |
| Year: | 1988 |
| Currency: | Franc (1850-date) |
| Commemorative Issue: | 1988 Summer Olimpic Games |
| Obverse: | Value, date and inscription within entwined circles |
| Obverse Legend: | 5 FR, CONFOEDERATIO HELVETICA, 1988, B |
| Reverse: | Five interlocked Olympic circles. Dove flying upwards below. Pattern with concentric circles overlaid in front. Designer's signature to the lower right. |
| Reverse Legend: | R Pfund |
| Edge: | ★★★ DOMINUS | PROVIDEBIT | ★★★★★★★★★★ |
| Designer: | Roger Pfund |
| Mint Mark: | B (Bern) |
| Orientation: | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Composition: | Copper-nickel (75% copper, 25% nickel) |
| Diameter: | 31.45 mm |
| Thickness: | 2.35 mm |
| Weight: | 13.20 grams |
| Mintage: | 68,527 |
| Catalog Number: | KM# 67 |
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The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. They were also the fourth Olympic Games to be held in autumn. |
