1954 Caja de Ahorros de Asturias Cromos Culturales

Country of origin: Spain
Size: 1-1/2" x 2-1/8"

The images and info for this set have been shared with us from the collection of Retro Baloncesto. Caja De Ahorros De Asturias was a Savings Bank in Oviedo, Spain. They gave out these cards to children every time they put a peseta (coin) into their savings account. The cards were meant to be glued into an accompanying album, Album de Cultura y Arte. The set consisted of 15 Series of 20 cards each for a total of 300 cards. The 5th series was sports and included this one basketball card (#15) with a famous image of a match between Mexico & Italy in the 1936 Olympics. The same image was used on many 1936 Olympic German card releases.

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