Andorra issued this piece in 1985 — a full year before the 1986 Seoul bid was even confirmed — anticipating the Games ultimately held in 1988. The bimetallic format was uncommon for Andorran coinage of the period, and KM#28 remains one of the earlier examples of the technique used by the principality. Joan Martí i Alanis, the Episcopal Co-Prince at the time, had held the position since 1971 under the unusual diarchic arrangement that gives both the Bishop of Urgell and the French President nominal sovereignty over Andorra.
Andorra issued this piece in 1985 — a full year before the 1986 Seoul bid was even confirmed — anticipating the Games ultimately held in 1988. The bimetallic format was uncommon for Andorran coinage of the period, and KM#28 remains one of the earlier examples of the technique used by the principality. Joan Martí i Alanis, the Episcopal Co-Prince at the time, had held the position since 1971 under the unusual diarchic arrangement that gives both the Bishop of Urgell and the French President nominal sovereignty over Andorra.