Artefacts

Large medallion featuring General Viktor Balck, one of the first IOC members.

Physical description

Bust portrait of General Balck dressed in his military uniform, caption: "Général Victor Balck 1894-1920". Signed "C. Devreese".

Created

Created: Godefroid DEVREESE

Featured

Visually represented: Viktor Gustav BALCK

Materials

metal

Colors

bronze

Dimension

ø 45 x 1 cm, 4.5 kg

Literature

"Speech given by Count Baillet- Latour, President of the International Olympic Committee on the occasion of the opening of the session of the I. O. C. 25th July, 1928". In: Bulletin Officiel du Comité International Olympique (Revue Olympique), oct. 1928, N° 11, pp. 14-15.

Type of item

Souvenirs -> ornament

Reference number

202690

Keywords

commemorative medal IOC Session 27th Amsterdam 1928 IOC member Stockholm 1912, Olympic Games Sweden 1894 Gymnastics