Artefacts

Reference record. Nagano 1998, winner's medal, gold.

Physical description

Medal with belly ring and blue ribbon edged in yellow with the emblem of the Games. Obverse: rising sun on the lacquered part with the caption: "THE XVIII OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES", under the lacquered part is a medallion with the emblem of the Games and two olive branches surrounding it. Reverse: lacquered part with mountains illuminated by the rising sun with the emblem of the Games above and the pictogram of the sport below. Caption below the lacquered part: "THE XVIII OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, NAGANO 1998".

Created

Created: The Japanese Mint Created: Kiso area industry promotion center Created: Takeshi ITO

Materials

lacquer, vermeil

Colors

gold, multi coloured, black

Dimension

ø 8 x 1 cm, 266 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. Les XVIIIes Jeux Olympiques d'hiver : rapport officiel Nagano 1998 / le comité d'organisation des XVIIIes Jeux Olympiques d'hiver, Nagano 1998. Nagano : NAOC, 1999. ISBN 4784098291. The Treasures of the Olympic Winter Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2009. Knecht, Stéphanie. A triumph of creativity over tradition. In: The Medal, no 69, 2016, pp. 38-44. 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

140351

Keywords

Nagano 1998, Olympic Winter Games Olympic emblem Mountain olive Pictogram victory