Artefacts

Reference record. Calgary 1988, participation medal.

Physical description

Obverse: In the middle, Games' Emblem. Caption: "XV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES XVes JEUX OLYMPIQUES D'HIVER ; CALGARY 1988". Reverse: View of Calgarx with the Saddledome and the Rocky mountains. On the left, burning torch. Caption: "CITIUS ALTIUS FORTIUS".

Created

Created: Jostens Inc., Minneapolis Created: Cornelius MARTENS

Materials

bronze

Colors

bronze

Dimension

ø 6,31 x 0,56 cm, 131 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. Comité d'organisation des XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver. Rapport officiel des XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver = XV Olympic Winter Games official report. Calgary:Association de développement olympique de Calgary, 1988, 1988.

Type of item

Medals -> official commemorative medal

Reference number

143208

Keywords

Calgary 1988, Olympic Winter Games Calgary Olympic motto Citius, altius, fortius Olympic emblem Sport complexe Mountain Olympic torch