Artefacts

Reference record. Barcelona 1992, winner's medal, silver.

Physical description

The medal is openwork at its top to insert the ribbon. Medal with ribbon in Olympic colors. Obverse: medallion with 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 at the level of a horizontal frieze. To her left and under her are laurel branches. Caption: "XXV / OLIMPIADA / BARCELONA / 1992". Olympic symbol under the caption. To the left of the allegory, above the frieze, we find the manufacturer's mark (an M surmounted by a crown) as well as the engraver's initials "XC". Reverse: emblem of the Games.

Created

Created: Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre Created: Giuseppe CASSIOLI Created: Xavier CORBERÓ

Materials

silver

Colors

silver

Dimension

ø 7 x 0.98 cm, 264 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. Official report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, volume III / [ed. COOB'92]. Barcelona : COOB'92, 1992, 1992. 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

140340

Keywords

Barcelona 1992, Olympic Games victory Olympic emblem Laurel