Artefacts

Reference record. Stockcholm 1956, participation medal.

Physical description

Oval one-sided medal. At the top, rider on his horse. At the bottom, Olympic Symbol. Caption: "· XVI · OLYMPIADENS · RYTTARTÄVLINGER · STOCKHOLM · 1956".

Created

Created: John SJÖSVÄRD Created: Lagerströms Fabriks AB

Materials

bronze

Colors

bronze

Dimension

5,06 x 4,17 x 0,4 cm, 37 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. Organizing Committee for the Equestrian Games of the XVIth Olympiad. The Equestrian Games of the XVIth Olympiad : a retrospective survey in text and pictures. Stockholm : [s.n.], 1959.

Type of item

Medals -> official commemorative medal

Reference number

143161

Keywords

horse Olympic symbol Stockholm 1956, Equestrian Games