Obverse: torchbearer between the Arch of Constatin and the Parthenon. Caption: "ROMA". Reverse: Games' emblem and caption: "GIOCHI DELLA XVII OLIMPIADE ; S.P.Q.R". Edge: "MMDCCXXXVI AB IN. OLYMPIIS - MMDCCXIII AB UC. MCMLX A CH. N.".
gold
gold
ø 5 x 0.2 cm, 72 g
GADOURY, Victor, Médailles et Monnaies Olympiques, Monaco : Editions Victor Gadoury, 1996. 555 p. ISBN 2-906602-10-8. Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad (Ed.). The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960: the official report of the Organizing Committee. Roma : Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad, 1963. Mario CAPUANO. Lo Collezione "Roma '60". [s.l.]: Unione Italiana Collezionisti Olimpici e Sportivi, s.d.
Medals -> commemorative medal
4412