Artefacts

Buenos Aires 2018, die of the obverse of the winner's medal of the Youth Games.

Physical description

Embossed die with a pattern featuring fireworks, olympic symbol and caption: "Buenos Aires 2018 / Youth Olympic Games".

Created

Created: ELM Created: Muhamad Farid HUSEN

Materials

steel

Colors

silver

Dimension

ø 15 x 7.2 cm, 8.87 kg

Type of item

Medals -> die -> die

Reference number

236998

Keywords

Nanjing 2014, Youth Olympic Games victory fireworks joy Olympic symbol visual identity emblem

Notes

Buenos Aires 2018 – moulds used to produce the Youth Olympic Games medals. The Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage conserves the medal moulds used for each Games edition. They are key to understanding the medal production process. Donated by the OCOG