Artefacts

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

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". 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

bronze

Colors

bronze

Dimension

ø 6 x 0.7 cm, 102 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

140269

Keywords

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