History of Summer Olympic Medals
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AMSTERDAM 1928
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On the obverse, the traditional goddess of victory, holding a palm in her left hand and a winner's crown in her right. A design used since the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, created by Florentine artist Giuseppe Cassioli (ITA -1865-1942) and chosen after a competition organised by the International Olympic Committee.
For these Games, the picture of victory is accompanied by the specific inscription: "IXe OLYMPIADE AMSTERDAM 1928".
On the reverse, an Olympic champion carried in triumph by the crowd, with the Olympic stadium in the background.
N.B: From 1928 to 1968, the medals for the Summer Games were identical.
The Organising Committee for the Games in Munich in 1972 broke new ground by having a different reverse which was designed by a Bauhaus representative, Gerhard Marcks.
獎(jiǎng)牌正面為傳統(tǒng)的勝利女神。她左手持棕櫚葉,右手拿著勝利者佩戴的花冠。本屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)的勝利女神圖像由佛羅倫薩藝術(shù)家卡西奧里設(shè)計(jì),并在國(guó)際奧委會(huì)組織的設(shè)計(jì)比賽中被選作奧運(yùn)會(huì)獎(jiǎng)牌正面圖樣沿用至今。
獎(jiǎng)牌正面右方刻有“阿姆斯特丹1928--第九屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)”字樣,背景為古羅馬競(jìng)技場(chǎng)圖案。
獎(jiǎng)牌背面為一名奧運(yùn)冠軍被群眾簇?fù)恚瑘?chǎng)面歡欣鼓舞。背景是奧林匹克體育場(chǎng)。
從1928年到1968年,奧運(yùn)會(huì)獎(jiǎng)牌樣式一直沿用了1928年的設(shè)計(jì)。直到1972年奧運(yùn)會(huì),當(dāng)時(shí)的慕尼黑組委會(huì)突破原有設(shè)計(jì),采用了包豪斯建筑學(xué)派代表人物格哈德?瑪克思(Gerhard Marcks)的設(shè)計(jì),更改了獎(jiǎng)牌背面圖案。
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