Artefacts

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

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

silver, jade, gold

Colors

white, gold

Dimension

ø 7 x 8.65 x 0.7 cm, 191 g

Literature

The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2011. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Official report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. ISBN 9787564402648. The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2016. 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

140369

Keywords

Beijing 2008, Olympic Games victory Olympic emblem Stadium Tradition