Artefacts

Reference record. Amsterdam 1928, participation medal.

Physical description

Obverse: Two standing and naked athletes (a man and a woman) holding a burning torch and a grapes garland. Behind them, tripod with fire. On the lower part, balance with laurel branches. Reverse: In the middle, stadium of Amsterdam. At the top, winged Victory. At the bottom, two globes representing the two himispheres, the Amsterdamer arms and two laurel stump. Caption: "IXe OLYMPIADE - AMSTERDAM ; 1928".

Created

Created: Johannes WIENECKE Created: Atelier Gerritsen et Van Kemp

Dimension

ø 5,56 x 0,4 cm, 66 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. VAN ROSSEM, G.. IXe Olympiade : rapport officiel des jeux de la IXe Olympiade, Amsterdam 1928. Amsterdam : J. H. De Bussy, 1931 ?. BIJKERK, Tony. The 1928 commemorative medal - again. In: Journal of Olympic History, vol. 10, no 2, May 2002, pp. 35-37. BIJKERK, Tony. The Commemorative Medal From Amsterdam, 1928. In: Journal of Olympic History, vol. 9, no 2, Spring 2001, pp. 243-25.

Type of item

Medals -> official commemorative medal

Reference number

143128

Keywords

Athlete Amsterdam 1928, Olympic Games Olympic torch victory Sport complexe Laurel Stadium