Artefacts

Saint Moritz 1948, winner's medal, gold, presented to Otto Mayer, IOC Chancelor.

Physical description

Obverse: right hand holding a lit torch with, in the background, the Olympic symbol with six snow crystals. At the top, caption: "CITIUS ALTIUS FORTIUS". To the left of the hand is the name of the manufacturer "HUGUENIN" with two hallmarks: (1) "0925" and (2) the hallmark of the manufacturer "HF". To the right of the hand we find the initials "PD" of the artist. Reverse: crystal of snow surmounting the caption: "Vmes JEUX / OLYMPIQUES / D'HIVER / St-MORITZ 1948" to which was added later, the following engraved caption: "O. MAYER / CHANCELIER / DU CIO". Name of the manufacturer "Huguenin" at the base of the medal.

Created

Created: Paul André DROZ Created: Huguenin médailleurs S.A.

Used

Used: Otto MAYER

Materials

vermeil

Colors

gold

Dimension

ø 6 x 0.7 cm, 102 g

Literature

LENNARTZ, Karl. Olympische Siege: Medaillen, Diplome, Ehrungen. Berlin : Sportverlag, cop. 2000. 474 p. ISBN 3-328-00865-9. GREENSFELDER, Jim. VORONTSOV, Oleg. LALLY, Jim.. Olympic Medals, A Reference Guide. Saratoga : GVL Enterprises, 1998. GADOURY, Victor, Médailles et Monnaies Olympiques, Monaco : Editions Victor Gadoury, 1996. 555 p. ISBN 2-906602-10-8. Comité Olympique Suisse. Rapport général sur les Ves jeux Olympiques d'hiver. Saint-Moritz 1948. Lausanne : Jaunin, 1951. The Treasures of the Olympic Winter Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2009.

Type of item

Medals -> winner's medal

Reference number

106461

Keywords

Saint Moritz 1948, Olympic Winter Games Olympic motto Citius, altius, fortius Olympic symbol Olympic torch