Artefacts

Rome 1960, function badge for athletes

Physical description

Round badge surrounded by a laurel wreath. Obverse: Games' Emblem and caption: "ROMA MCMLX". Reverse: Constantine Arch and caption: "Giochi della VXII Olimpiade". Below, the caption "ATLETA" in a grey rectangle.

Created

Created: Stabilimenti Artistici Fiorentini

Materials

bronze, enamel

Colors

gray, bronze

Dimension

4.8 x 3.8 cm, 0.6 cm, 25 g

Literature

GADOURY, Victor, Médailles et Monnaies Olympiques, Monaco : Editions Victor Gadoury, 1996. 555 p. ISBN 2-906602-10-8. Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad (Ed.). The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960: the official report of the Organizing Committee. Roma : Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad, 1963. Mario CAPUANO. Lo Collezione "Roma '60". [s.l.]: Unione Italiana Collezionisti Olimpici e Sportivi, s.d.

Type of item

Badges -> fonction badge

Reference number

232741

Keywords

Olympic athlete Rome 1960, Olympic Games Rome Antiquity emblem monument Laurel