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2010 Vancouver Olympic Games Athlete Participation Medal
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a large stylized orca whale rendered in the Northwest Coast First Nations artistic tradition, with fluid curvilinear forms filling the field in low relief against a brushed background. The five Olympic rings appear in relief in the lower centre of the design. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays an abstract composition of interweaving ribbon-like bands in relief, their surfaces engraved with intricate patterns evoking Canada's natural landscapes and Indigenous cultural motifs. To the lower right, the Vancouver 2010 Inukshuk emblem is depicted above the Olympic rings and the legend VANCOUVER 2010. The bilingual legend WITH GLOWING HEARTS / DES PLUS BRILLANTS EXPLOITS is inscribed in the lower left field. |
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| Reverse lettering | WITH GLOWING HEARTS DES PLUS BRILLANTS EXPLOITS vancouver 2010 |
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