Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Medal - Edward VII Olympic Games, bronze
| Location | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Year | 1908 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Period | Log in to see details |
| Notice | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Winged figure of Victory standing in high relief, facing slightly left, holding an olive branch in her left hand and a herald's trumpet over her right shoulder. The legends in the left and right fields list the host cities of the modern Olympic Games: ELIS, ATHENS, PARIS, ST. LOUIS, and LONDON, flanking the inscription IN COMMEMORATION OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES HELD IN LONDON 1908. The engraver's signature B. MACKENNAL appears in the lower exergue. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | ELIS ATHENS PARIS ST LOUIS LONDON IN COMMEMORATION OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES HELD IN LONDON 1908 |
| Reverse description | A dynamic scene in high relief depicting two nude male athletes riding in a classical quadriga, the chariot drawn by four horses galloping to the left across the field. One figure raises a torch or whip aloft while the other steadies the reins, their drapery streaming behind them in the wind. The engraver's initials BM appear in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |