Silver Medal - Olympic Games Athens

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LocationGreece
Year1896
TypeAward medal
CompositionSilver
Weight62.0 g
Diameter50.0 mm
Thickness4.0 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
EdgeStamped Script: Latin Lettering: ARGENT
Period
NoticeJules-Clément Chaplain
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionFront-facing bust of Zeus, wearing laurel wreath and holding globe with winged Victoria holding olive branch.
Obverse letteringΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ J . CHAPLAIN
Obverse scriptGreek, Latin
Reverse descriptionThe Acropolis of Athens.
Reverse letteringΔΙΕΘΝΕΙΣ · ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΙ · ΑΓΩΝΕΣ ΕΝ · ΑΘΗΝΑΙΣ 1896
(Translation: International Olympic Games in Athens.)
Reverse scriptGreek
EngraverMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1896  - - 100
Catalog ID9171350870
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