Artefacts

Key of the city of Seoul presented to Juan Antonio Samaranch, IOC President, during his Asian tour in March 1982.

Physical description

Golden key of the city of Seoul with multicolour Asian bobbles (with Chinese knot) and purple beads. The symbol of the City of Seoul, the Namdaemun gateway, is represented on the handle, surrounded by a Korean caption and the caption: "The Seoul Metropolitan Government". On the opposite side, an octagon replaces the gateway. The teeth of the key are shaped into the word "SEoUL".

Materials

metal, string

Colors

pink, green, yellow, red, gold, multi coloured

Dimension

17.3 x 6 x 1.1 cm, 177 g