Uncommon set of three fundraising medals for the canceled Helsinki 1940 Summer Olympics. The medals are gilt tombac, tombac, and silvered tombac, and each measure 38 mm, weigh 13 gm, and were designed by Ilmari Sysimetsä. The front of each depicts the Helsinki Olympic Stadium and raised text, “XII Olympia, Helsinki 1940”; the reverse of each features a nude torchbearer against the globe, with raised text above, “XII Olympia 1940 Helsingfors.” Includes the original presentation medal holder. These uncommon medals were struck November 30, 1939, and, after the war, were sold for the benefit of the Viipuri district of the Finnish Gymnastics and Sports Federation.
