Artefacts

Mexico 1955, winner's medal, silver, 2nd Panamerican Games.

Physical description

Obverse: Mexican athlete running with a lighted torch and the caption: "Mexico 1955". Reverse: emblem of the Pan American Sports Organization, University Stadium and the captions in Spanish:"Third" and "Second Pan American Sports Games".

Created

Created: Lorenzo RAFAEL Created: La Casa de Moneda de Mexico (Mexic.Mint)

Materials

silver

Colors

silver

Dimension

ø 5 x 0.5 cm, 67 g

Literature

Organizing Committee, Second Panamerican Games: March 12-26, 1955, 1955; Vol.1 no 13 Panamerican Sportive Games Organizing Committee. Mexico: Memoria , Segundos Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos, Del 12 al 26 de Marzo de 1955. Mexico:Talleres Graficos de la Nacion, 1955.

Type of item

Medals -> winner's medal

Reference number

231653

Keywords

Panamerican Games torch Athlete Mexico City University City Olympic Stadium