Artefacts

Reference record. Beijing 2008, winner's medal, bronze.

Physical description

Obverse: goddess Nike, Panathinaikon Stadium with rings caption "XXIX Olympiad Beijing 2008". Reverse: medals are inlaid with jade with the Beijing Games emblem engraved in the metal centerpiece. Red ribbon.

Created

Created: Elena VOTSI Created: China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation Created: BHP Billiton Created: China Central Academy of Fine Arts

Materials

jade, bronze

Colors

green, bronze

Dimension

ø 7 x 8.65 x 0.7 cm, 160 g

Literature

Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Official report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. ISBN 9787564402648. 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

140367

Keywords

Beijing 2008, Olympic Games Panathenaic Stadium victory Olympic emblem Tradition