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History of Summer Olympic Medals
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ST LOUIS 1904
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On the obverse, an athlete standing on some steps, holding in his right hand a laurel crown, symbol of victory, and raising his left arm. In the background, a bas relief illustrating the sports disciplines from Antiquity. Behind, a Greek temple. Above the figure of the athlete, the inscription "OLYMPIAD" and on the rock bottom right "1904".
On the reverse, the goddess Nike, goddess of victory, standing on a globe. She is holding a laurel crown in her left hand and a palm leaf in her right hand. In front of her, a great crown, with in the centre a space for putting the name of the sports disciplines. Behind Nike, the bust of Zeus on a plinth. The inscription "UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION ST.-LOUIS U.S.A". The design of these two sides was inspired by the medal of the 1896 Athens Games and 1900 Paris Games.
獎牌正面為一名運動員站在臺階上，右手拿著一簇月桂花冠，象征著勝利，左手高高舉起。背景圖案為淺浮雕，展示古代體育競賽分項，浮雕后面是一座希臘神廟。運動員圖像上面印有“奧林匹亞”字樣，右下角注有年份“1904”。
獎牌背面為希臘勝利女神奈基站在地球上。她左手舉著月桂花冠，右手拿著棕櫚葉。她的前面是一個大花冠，里面寫有各個競賽分項的名稱；后面是一尊放置在柱基上的宙斯半身像。牌面題有“美國圣路易斯世界博覽會”字樣。本屆奧運會獎牌的設計靈感來自1896年雅典奧運會和1900年巴黎奧運會獎牌。
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