Artefacts

Mexico 1968, winner's medal, bronze, awarded to Modestas PAULAUSKAS (URS) for his 3rd place basketball.

Physical description

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 sitting 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: "XIX / OLIMPIADA / MEXICO / 1968". Reverse: victorious athlete, carried in triumph by a procession of athletes, who greets the public and holds a palm branch with his left hand. There is a building in the background. Medal linked to the ribbon by a plaque with the pictogram of basketball on the front and no caption on the back of the plaque.

Materials

bronze

Colors

bronze

Dimension

ø 6 x 6.5 x 0.6 cm, 10 cm Longueur avec la plaque, 102 g