Artefacts
Seoul 1988, winner's medal, bronze awarded to Reiner GIES (FRG), boxing light welterweight medallist.
Physical description
Medal with a belly ring and ribbon in the colours of the Look of the Games. Obverse: representation of a woman, allegory of Glory, holding a laurel wreath in her right hand and a palm branch in her left hand. She is seated on steps that have bas-reliefs representing a chariot with horses. To her right is an amphora. In the background there is a two-storey building with arcades. Caption: "XXIV / Olympiad / Seoul / 1988". Reverse: stylised drawing of a dove of peace holding an olive branch in its beak. At the top, the emblem of the Games. Edge: "BOXING LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT".
Created
Materials
bronze
Colors
bronze
Dimension
ø 6 x 7.1 x 0.9 cm, 3.6 x 43 cm du ruban, 131 g poids avec ruban