Artefacts

Plaque presented by the organisers of the Panama Pacific Exhibition of San Francisco as a prize for the modern pentathlon.

Physical description

Obverse: two naïads symbolizing the meeting of the Pacific and Athlantic oceans and five crowns with the caption in French: "Donné par le Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco 1915 à l'occasion de la création du pentathlon moderne Stockholm 1912 pour être remis à chaque Olympiade au vainqueur qui en aura la garde jusqu'à l'Olympiade suivante. Meeting of the Atlantic Pacific". Reverse: athlete of the modern Olympic Games crowned by a female figure dressed in an ancient tunic and presented to an ancient god (probably Zeus)."

Created

Created: Erik LINDBERG (31.12.1873)

Used

Used: Pierre de COUBERTIN Used: Allison Vincent ARMOUR (1863)

Materials

silver, gold

Colors

gold

Dimension

8.5 x 10 cm, 0.8 cm

Literature

LENNARTZ, Karl. "The Story of the Rings part II". In: Journal of Olympic History, June 2003, Vol. 11, N° 2, pp. 33-37. "Le Comité International à San-Francisco". In: Bulletin du Comité International Olympique (Revue Olympique), 1915, N° 2, pp. 1-2.

Type of item

Medals -> commemorative medal

Reference number

5185

Keywords

challenge Universal exhibition President of the IOC Athlete Stockholm 1912, Olympic Games San Francisco Modern Pentathlon Divinités grecques Laurel