Artefacts

Reference record. Moscou 1980, winner's medal, bronze.

Physical description

Medal with a belly ring and ribbon in the colours of the visual identity of the Games. 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 that have 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: "Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 (translit. "Igry XXII / Olimpiady / Moskva / 1980"). Reverse: burning Olympic cauldron over a stadium, emblem of the Games at upper right. Edge: engraved name of the sport in cyrillic.

Created

Created: Leningrad Mint Created: Giuseppe CASSIOLI Created: Ilya POSTOL

Materials

bronze

Colors

bronze

Dimension

ø 6 x 6.5 x 0.68 cm, 118 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. NOVIKOV, I.T. (Ed.). Official Report of the Games of the XXIInd Olympiad Moscow 1980 – Volume 1: Organisation. Moscow : Fizkultura i Sport, 1981. 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

140323

Keywords

cauldron Moscow 1980, Olympic Games Olympic emblem Laurel Stadium victory