Artefacts

Reference record. PyeongChang 2018, winner's medal, silver.

Physical description

Obverse: stripped motive derived from the hangeul consonants from "Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018" and Olympic symbol. Reverse : stripped motive, emblem of the Gamesand name of the event. Edge: caption "XXIII Winter Games PyeongChang 2018" in Korean and English.

Created

Created: Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp. (KOMSCO)Created: Suk-woo LEE Created: Jong-joo HA

Materials

silver 999, textile

Colors

blue, pink, silver

Dimension

ø 10 x 0.9 cm, 582 g

Literature

HWANG Youngsu (dir). PyeongChang 2018: Brand Book. PyeongChang, 2018. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques. Les médailles des Jeux Olympiques d'hiver de Chamonix 1924 à Beijing 2022. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques, 2022 The Olympic Studies Centre. Olympic Winter Games Medals from Chamonix 1924 to Beijing 2022. 2022 PYEONGCHANG 2018 OFFICIAL REPORT / THE PYEONGCHANG ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE XXIII OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES . 2019

Type of item

Medals -> winner's medal

Reference number

156069

Keywords

PyeongChang 2018, Olympic Winter Games Republic of Korea Tradition victory Olympic emblem visual identity Olympic symbol

Notes

PyeongChang 2018 – gold, silver and bronze medals. The winners’ medals were created by designer Lee Suk-woo, who incorporated Hangul into the design through a set of consonants stretched in three-dimensional shapes across the facet of the medals to the edge to form the words “Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018”. The ribbon was made of gapsa, a traditional Korean fabric. The holder’s shape was inspired by the hanok, a traditional Korean house. OCOG donation