1980 - Moscow
The boycott Games
Like Munich in '72, different coloured bands were utilised to identify the different days of the week to which the ticket applied:
As so many Games' before, the tickets were printed on banknote quality, specially reinforced, paper. Distinctive watermarks in the shape of the emblem of the Games and the year were included in several tints. Other precautions included coloured "security threads" as used in banknotes, bearing micro-printed Olympic rings, which alternated the Olympic year.
The tickets were also the largest (yet) produced for an Olympic Games, being 110 by 170 mm.
- Thursday - Blue
- Friday - Green
- Saturday - Yellow
- Sunday - Red
- Monday - Orange
- Wednesday - Grey
As so many Games' before, the tickets were printed on banknote quality, specially reinforced, paper. Distinctive watermarks in the shape of the emblem of the Games and the year were included in several tints. Other precautions included coloured "security threads" as used in banknotes, bearing micro-printed Olympic rings, which alternated the Olympic year.
The tickets were also the largest (yet) produced for an Olympic Games, being 110 by 170 mm.
Advance Reserved Seat Tickets
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