Artefacts
Reference record. London 1948, 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: " 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.
Materials
vermeil
Colors
gold
Dimension
ø 4.9 x 0.51 cm, 60 g