Artefacts

Sarajevo 1984 and Los Angeles 1984, commemorative medal with peace dove.

Physical description

Obverse: peace dove with an olive branch, Olympic symbol and Olympic flame. Caption: "1984 / SARAJEVO{-}LOS ANGELES". Reverse: 1984 Games' emblems and caption: "GAMES OF THE XXIIIrd OLYMPIAD LOS ANGELES; XIV ZIMSKE OLIMPIJSKE IGRE SARAJEVO".

Created

Created: Jostens Inc., Minneapolis

Materials

metal

Colors

bronze

Dimension

ø 6.45 x 0.5 cm, 106 g

Literature

LENNARTZ, Karl. Olympische Siege: Medaillen, Diplome, Ehrungen. Berlin : Sportverlag, cop. 2000. 474 p. ISBN 3-328-00865-9. Comité d'organisation Olympique de Los Angeles. Rapport officiel des Jeux de la XXIIIe Olympiade, Los Angeles 1984. Volume 1: organisation et plannification. Los Angeles, 1985. ISBN #0961451203. Sarajevo and Los Angeles: Friendship medals created for the 1984 Games. In: Olympic Review, 1984, 194, p. 812.

Type of item

Medals -> commemorative medal

Reference number

32553

Keywords

Los Angeles 1984, Olympic Games Sarajevo 1984, Olympic Winter Games bird emblem Peace Olympic symbol Olympic torch Olympic flame