Artefacts

Reference record. Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956, winner's medal, silver.

Physical description

Obverse: woman's head crowned with five rings (aligned). In the foreground, flaming torch whose flame, passing behind the woman's head, merges with her hair. Caption: "VII GIOCHI OLIMPICI INVERNALI". Signature of the artist "COST- / AFFER" at the bottom left of the head, name of the manufacturer "LORIOLI" on the right of the torch. Reverse: Mount Pomagagnon preceded by a crystal of snow, caption: "CITIUS ALTIUS FORTIUS ; CORTINA 1956". Presence of two hallmarkss on the right of the year (1) "800" and (2) a hexagonal shape.

Created

Created: Costantino AFFER (1906)Created: Lorioli A.E.

Materials

silver

Colors

silver

Dimension

ø 6 x 0.8 cm, 116 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. LENNARTZ, Karl. "Les Lauriers Olympiques". In: Revue Olympique, Avril-mai 2001, Vol. XXVII, N° 38, pp. 59-62. Comitato olimpico nazionale italiano. VII Giochi olimpici invernali, Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1956 = VII Olympic Winter Games, Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1956. [Roma] : CONI, [ca. 1957]. 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

140284

Keywords

victory woman Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956, Olympic Winter Games Olympic motto Citius, altius, fortius Olympic torch Participant