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Medal - Olympic games 1964 in Tokyo
| Location | Japan |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Composition | Gold (.900) |
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| Obverse description | A male charioteer standing upright on a quadriga, raising an Olympic torch aloft, set against a large torii gate in the background. The legend 'OLYMPIA 776 ac' appears to the left and 'TOKYO 1964' to the right in the field. The border is decorated with a continuous frieze of Doric Order capitals, and the exergue bears the goldsmith's mark and fineness inscription 'AU 900'. |
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| Reverse description | The central field depicts the Japanese rising sun motif — a large circular disc with a finely lined background — above the five interlocked Olympic rings in relief. The legend 'THE · 18TH · OLYMPIC · GAMES ·' and the Japanese characters for the eighteenth Olympic Games encircle the design along the border, with 'TOKYO 1964' inscribed in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin/Japanese |
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