Artefacts

Beijing 2008, commemorative medals set with the stadiums.

Physical description

Wooden box containg 3 medals. 1) gilded: obverse with the swallow's nest, caption: "Beijing 2008" and "National Stadium". 2) bronzed: obverse with the olympic swimming pool, caption: "Beijing 2008" et "National Aquatics Centre". 3) silvery: obverse with the covered stadium, captions: "Beijing 2008" and "National Indoor Stadium". The reverse is the same for the three medals: Games' emblem in the middle of an esplanade where a loto of flags are put up, captions: "One World One Dream" and "In Commemoration of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad". In the box there is a certificate of origin.

Materials

metal, felt, wood

Colors

multi coloured, bronze, gold

Dimension

5.5 x 34 x 15.5 cm, 2058 g