Artefacts

Reference record. Seoul 1988, winner's medal, gold.

Physical description

Medal with a belly ring and ribbon in the colours of the Look 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 seated 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: "XXIV / Olympiad / Seoul / 1988". Reverse: stylised drawing of a dove of peace holding an olive branch in its beak. At the top, the emblem of the Games. Edge: name of the event in English.

Created

Created: Giuseppe CASSIOLI Created: Korea Security Printing and Minting Corp Created: Yang SUNG-CHUN Created: Dong-Hwan OH Created: Chang-shik PARK

Materials

vermeil

Colors

gold

Dimension

ø 6 x 0.7 cm, 148 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. Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee. Official report : Games of the XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988, Vol. 1. Séoul : Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee, 1989. null 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

140332

Keywords

Seoul 1988, Olympic Games Peace victory Olympic emblem Laurel Tradition