Artefacts

Reference record. Tokyo 1964, winner's medal, silver.

Physical description

Medal with belly ring and ribbon in Olympic colours. 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 is sitting on steps with bas-reliefs representing a chariot with horses. To her right is an amphora. In the background there is a two-storey building with arcades. Caption: "XVIII / OLYMPIAD / TOKYO / 1964 / Name of sport". Name of the manufacturer on the left side of the amphora: "THE JAPANESE MINT". Reverse: victorious athlete, carried in triumph by a procession of athletes, who greets the public and holds a palm branch with his left hand. Presence of a building in the background. Initials "T.K" of the engraver on the far left.

Created

Created: Giuseppe CASSIOLI Created: The Japanese Mint Created: Toshitaka KOSHIBA

Materials

silver

Colors

silver

Dimension

ø 6 x 7.05 x 0.51 cm, 82 g

Literature

LENNARTZ, Karl. Olympische Siege: Medaillen, Diplome, Ehrungen. Berlin : Sportverlag, cop. 2000. 474 p. ISBN 3-328-00865-9. Dentsu Advertising (éd. et publ.). Tokyo Olympics Official Souvenir, 1964. Tokyo : Dentsu, 1964 (cop.). 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. Les jeux de la XVIIIe olympiade, Tokyo 1964 : rapport officiel du Comité organisateur. [Tokyo?] : Comité organisateur des jeux de la XVIIIe olympiade, 1966. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques. Les médailles des Jeux Olympiques d'été d'Athènes 1896 à Tokyo 2020. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques, 2019 The Olympic Studies Centre. Olympic Summer Games Medals from Athens 1896 to Tokyo 2020. The Olympic Studies Centre, 2019

Type of item

Medals -> winner's medal

Reference number

140293

Keywords

Tokyo 1964, Olympic Games victory [athlète]Athlete Laurel