Optical information recording medium

An optical information recording medium comprising a substrate which is transparent to a high density energy beam and a recording layer superimposed on said substrate, said recording layer consisting of a reflective layer located on the side of said recording layer that is closest to said substrate and a light absorptive layer formed on said reflective layer and located on the side of said recording layer that is remote from said substrate, said reflective layer containing closely distributed therein metal particles having a particle diameter of 1500 Angstroms or less and wherein said metal particles occupy from 60 to 98% of the area of the surface of said reflective layer, said light absorptive layer containing a dye or oil-soluble color capable of absorbing radiation of the wavelength range used to record information on the recording medium.