Medal - XVII Olympiad in Rome
Features
| Location |
Italy
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Event medals |
| Year | 1960 |
| Composition | Bronze (Darkened) |
| Weight | 75.8 g |
| Diameter | 55 mm |
| Thickness | 6.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled (high relief) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 560496 |
Obverse
Nude female torchbearer superimposed over Olympic rings.
Script: Latin
Lettering: GRECO
Engraver: Emilio Greco
Reverse
Flight of eagles soaring over stadium of Rome, surrounded by the legend, makers mark to lower right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
GIOCHI DELLA XVII OLIMPIADE
BERTONI · MILANO
ROMA MCMLX
Translation:
XVII OLYMPIC GAMES
BERTONI · MILANO
ROME 1960
Engraver: Emilio Greco
Edge
Plain
Mint
GDE Bertoni, Paderno Dugnano, ItalyComments
According to the Participation Medal page for the 1960 Olympic Games,
"The Commemorative Medal 1960
The commemorative medal of the Games was the work of Prof. Emilio Greco, who designed it according to his own personal ideas, avoiding any form of complicated symbolism and turning directly to the expressive clarity of a purely figurative style. On the face of the medal, the sculptor modelled a female nude running and bearing the Olympic torch with the Olympic rings in the background. On the back of the medal the artist depicted a flight of eagles rising from the Olympic Stadium of Rome and disappearing in the sky. This original conception at the same time symbolises the victories in the Olympic Games and their echo throughout the world."
Comes in either a clear plastic case or a red snap case.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1960 | 16 276 | ||||||||||||||
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