Artefacts

Commemorative medal of the Greece National Olympic Committee centenary.

Physical description

Obverse: seated Allegory of the Greece with a laurel wreath and a sceptre. Next to the Allegory, Phoenix rising from the ashes. On the upper part, Acropolis, on the lower part, Stadion. Caption (greek): Olympic Games / 776 V. CHR ; Athens. Reverse: Panathinaikon Stadium, first IOC president portrait and emblem of the NOC of Greece. Caption (greek): "100 years of the Olympic Games Committee". Artist signature and caption: "D.Vikelas" on the portrait.

Materials

copper

Colors

copper

Dimension

ø 6 x 0.8 cm, 172 g