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CAJA DE AHORROS DE ASTURIAS, CROMOS CULTURALES, SERIE 5, NO. 15 BALONCESTO PARTIDO MEJICO-ITALIA, EN LA OLIMPIADA DE BERLIN (SPAIN)
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 & the Philippines in the 1936 Olympics. The same image was used on many 1936 Olympic German card releases.
Measurements: 1.50" x 2.125"
1954
