Artefacts

Mexico 1954, commemorative's medal, 7th Central American and Caribbean Games, that belonged to Jean AMANN, timekeeper at Omega.

Physical description

Obverse: figure of an Aztec archer and the caption: "Mexico 1954". Reverse: emblem of the Sports Organisation of the Central American and Caribbean, the University Stadium and the captions: "Conmemoracion" and "-Septimos- ; Juegos Deportivos ; Centroamericanso ; -y del Caribe-".

Created

Created: Lorenzo RAFAEL Created: La Casa de Moneda de Mexico (Mexic.Mint)

Used

Used: Jean AMANN (1926)

Materials

bronze

Colors

bronze

Dimension

ø 5 x 0.5 cm, 71 g

Literature

Enrique Montesinos. Los Juegos regionales mas antiguos : juegos deportivos centroamericanos y del Caribe. Espagne, Derechos Reservados, 1993. Comité Organizador de los séptimos Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos. Memoria: Septimos Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, de 6 al 20 de marzo de 1954, Mexico, D.F.. Mexico, 1954.

Type of item

Medals -> official commemorative medal

Reference number

238587

Keywords

Central American & Caribbean Games timekeeper Mexico City University City Olympic Stadium Tradition emblem

Notes

Set of commemorative medals and pins from the Olympic Games in Stockholm, Cortina and Melbourne, the Central American and Caribbean Games and several championships. This set belonged to Jean Amann, a timer at OMEGA. It was accompanied by photo albums that illustrated his career and offered a behind-the-scenes look at the Games in the 1960s. Individual donation