Artefacts

Reference record. Saint Moritz 1948, winner's medal, silver.

Physical description

Obverse: right hand holding a lit torch with, in the background, the Olympic symbol with six snow crystals. At the top, caption: "CITIUS ALTIUS FORTIUS". To the left of the hand is the name of the manufacturer "HUGUENIN" with two hallmarks: (1) "0925" and (2) the hallmark of the manufacturer "HF". To the right of the hand we find the initials "PD" of the artist. Reverse: crystal of snow surmounting the caption: "Vmes JEUX / OLYMPIQUES / D'HIVER / St-MORITZ 1948", itself surmounting a crystal of snow. Name of the manufacturer "Huguenin" at the base of the medal.

Created

Created: Paul André DROZ Created: Huguenin médailleurs S.A.

Materials

silver

Colors

silver

Dimension

ø 6 x 0,7 cm, 100 g

Literature

LENNARTZ, Karl. Olympische Siege: Medaillen, Diplome, Ehrungen. Berlin : Sportverlag, cop. 2000. 474 p. ISBN 3-328-00865-9. GREENSFELDER, Jim. VORONTSOV, Oleg. LALLY, Jim.. Olympic Medals, A Reference Guide. Saratoga : GVL Enterprises, 1998. GADOURY, Victor, Médailles et Monnaies Olympiques, Monaco : Editions Victor Gadoury, 1996. 555 p. ISBN 2-906602-10-8. Comité Olympique Suisse. Rapport général sur les Ves jeux Olympiques d'hiver. Saint-Moritz 1948. Lausanne : Jaunin, 1951. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques. Les médailles des Jeux Olympiques d'hiver de Chamonix 1924 à Beijing 2022. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques, 2022 The Olympic Studies Centre. Olympic Winter Games Medals from Chamonix 1924 to Beijing 2022. 2022

Type of item

Medals -> winner's medal

Reference number

140268

Keywords

Saint Moritz 1948, Olympic Winter Games Olympic motto Citius, altius, fortius Olympic torch victory