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Jeux Olympiques Mexico 1968
| Location | Austria |
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| Year | 1968 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a Maya ballplayer in profile, wearing elaborate ceremonial headdress and gear, kneeling beside a large rubber ball with carved glyphs; two inscribed stone tablets flank the figure. The Olympic rings and the date 1968 appear in the lower field, with the legend encircling the design along the rim. The engraver's name WELZ and the mintage number 1000 are inscribed in small text in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | XIX. OLYMPISCHE SOMMERSPIELE MEXIKO 1968 BALLSPIELER MAYA-KULTUR 591 N. CHR WELZ 1000 |
| Reverse description | The entire field is occupied by a highly detailed relief reproduction of the Aztec Sun Stone (Sunstone calendar), featuring the solar deity face at the centre surrounded by concentric rings of calendrical and cosmological symbols. The legend along the lower rim identifies the subject and its dating. |
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