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50 Euro 1997 FAI World Air Games
| Issuer | Finland |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Diademed bust of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, facing right, wearing a beaded necklace and a decorative headband, rendered in classical Hellenistic style. To the left of the bust, the legend 'NIKE 1997' is inscribed vertically, with a stylised athletic figure below it. To the right, an olive branch extends downward alongside the vertical legend '1ST WORLD AIR GAMES TURKEY' arranged around the upper periphery. In the lower field, the numeral '96' appears above the denomination '50 EURO' and the issuer inscription 'FINLAND'. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1ST WORLD AIR GAMES TURKEY NIKE 1997 96 50 EURO FINLAND |
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The FAI World Air Games debuted in Turkey in 1997, the first multi-discipline air sports competition sanctioned by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale — an organization founded in Paris in 1905 that remains the sole governing body for record ratification in aviation and astronautics. Finland's participation as a commemorative issuer reflects the country's strong gliding tradition; Finnish pilots had accumulated FAI world records in Nordic conditions dating back decades. The mintage was low even by Finnish commemorative standards, making survivors in original condition genuinely difficult to source.