Participation Medal - Olympic Games Amsterdam Bronze

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Obverse description	Nude male and female athletes on podium, holding torch and grapevine branches. Olymic flame on altar below. Scales and laurel branches below the pedestal.
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Reverse description	Aerial view of the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, designed by Jan Wils, with 20 flags and the Marathon Tower with the olympic flame above the entrance. Winged Victoria above, holding horn in right hand and laurel wreath in left hand. Crowned coat of arms of Amsterdam below, between two round maps of the Eastern and Western hemispheres in orthographic projection. Olive tree stumps with young offshoots.
Reverse lettering	IXE OLYMPIADE AMSTERDAM 1928
Reverse script	Latin
Engraver	Gerritsen & van Kempen (Koninklijke Nederlandse Fabriek van Gouden en Zilveren Werken Gerritsen & Van Kempen), Zeist, Netherlands (1925-1960)
Mintage	1928 - -
Catalog ID	2396271810
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