Artefacts
Reference record. Berlin 1936, winner's medal, gold.
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: "XI. / OLYMPIADE / BERLIN / 1936". 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. Edge: hallmark: "B.H. MAYER PFORZHEIM 990".
Materials
vermeil
Colors
gold
Dimension
ø 5,5 x 0,55 cm, 71,5 g