Artefacts

London 1948, winner's medal, silver, awarded to Gaston GODEL (SUI), for 50km walk.

Physical description

Obverse: representation of a woman, allegory of Glory, holding a laurel wreath in her right hand and a palm branch in her left hand. She sits on steps that have bas-reliefs depicting a chariot with horses. To his right is an amphora. In the background there is a two-storey building with arcades. Caption: " XIVTH / OLYMPIAD / LONDON / 1948". Reverse: victorious athlete, carried in triumph by a procession of athletes, who salutes the public and holds a palm branch with his left hand. Presence of a building in the background. Bottom right, near the edge, initials "GC" of the artist Giuseppe Cassioli. Replated afterwards. Patined afterwards.

Materials

silver, copper, nickel, metal, iron

Colors

silver

Dimension

ø 5.1 x 0.5 cm, 69 g