Artefacts

Reference record. London 2012, winner's medal, gold.

Physical description

Obverse: goddess Nike inspired by the statue of de Paionios (Paeonius) holding a victory wreath with the Panathinaiko Stadium and the Acropolis on the background, caption: "XXX Olympiad London 2012". Reverse: Games' emble, grid symbolising the athletes' energy, stylised River Thames and square. Purple ribbon with the Look of the Games (purple in reference to the year of the Queen's diamond jubilee).

Created

Created: Wolff Olins Created: Elena VOTSI Created: The Royal Mint Created: David WATKINS

Materials

silver, gold, textile

Colors

gold, purple-mauve

Dimension

ø 8.46 x 9.8 x 0.9 cm, 430 g

Literature

The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2011. ATTWOOD, Philip. The Olympic and Paralympic movements: the British connection through medals.. In: Médailles. FIDEM XXXII Art Medal World Congress, Glasgow 2012, 2012, pp. 71-82. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques. Les médailles des Jeux Olympiques d'été d'Athènes 1896 à Tokyo 2020. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques, 2019 The Olympic Studies Centre. Olympic Summer Games Medals from Athens 1896 to Tokyo 2020. The Olympic Studies Centre, 2019

Type of item

Medals -> winner's medal

Reference number

146379

Keywords

antique sculpture London 2012, Olympic Games Panathenaic Stadium victory Emblem OG summer London 2012