Artefacts

Reference record. Sapporo 1972, winner's medal, gold.

Physical description

Medal with belly strap and ribbon. Obverse: Stylised representation of a track and an ice rink. Reverse: Emblem of the Games over the English caption: "XI / OLYMPIC / WINTER / GAMES", the same caption in Japanese is above the emblem. The belly consists of a plate with the sports pictogram on the obverse and the name of the sport in English as a caption on the reverse. The name of the manufacturer, the currency of Japan: "ZOHEIKYOKU" on the reverse side of the plate. Blue ribbon, symbol of winter, bordered on its left side with the Olympic colours (except white).

Created

Created: The Japanese Mint Created: Yagi KAZUMI Created: Ikko TANAKA (1.1.1930)Created: Kazumasa NAGAI Created: Yoshiro YAMASHITA

Materials

vermeil

Colors

gold

Dimension

8.32 x 6.15 cm, 0.6 cm, 180 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. The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972 : [official report] = Les XI Jeux olympiques d'hiver Sapporo 1972 : [rapport officiel]. Sapporo, 1973. 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

140311

Keywords

Sapporo 1972, Olympic Winter Games Olympic emblem Pictogram victory Skating rink