Artefacts

Reference record. Stockholm 1912, participation medal.

Physical description

Obverse: Quadriga with Chariotheer and referee with the palm leaf of the victory. Signature, on the lower left: BM. - VAUGHTONS BIRM. Reverse: On a throne on a ionic column, sitting Zeus holdin a Victory statuette. In the background, view of Stockholm with the Royal Palace, the Helgelandsholmen Palace and the Reichstag building. Caption: "TILL · MINNE-AF · OLYMP-ISKA · SPELEN / STOCK-HO-LM · 1912". Signature, on the lowe left: ERIK / LINDBERG.

Created

Created: Bertram MACKENNAL Created: Sporrong Created: Erik LINDBERG (31.12.1873)Created: Vaughton

Materials

zinc

Colors

silver

Dimension

ø 5,1 x 1 cm, 49 g

Literature

LENNARTZ, Karl. Olympische Siege: Medaillen, Diplome, Ehrungen. Berlin : Sportverlag, cop. 2000. 474 p. ISBN 3-328-00865-9. GADOURY, Victor, Médailles et Monnaies Olympiques, Monaco : Editions Victor Gadoury, 1996. 555 p. ISBN 2-906602-10-8. COOK, Theodore Andrea. The Fourth Olympiad being the Official Report of The Olympic Games of 1908 celebrated in London. Londres : The British Olympic Association, 1909. LENNARTZ, Karl. Die Spiele der V. Olympiade 1912 in Stockholm. Kassel: Agon Sportverlag, cop. 2009.

Type of item

Medals -> official commemorative medal

Reference number

143108

Keywords

Referee Stockholm 1912, Olympic Games Stockholm victory horse column Divinités grecques monument