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History of Summer Olympic Medals
[ 2007-04-05 11:14 ]
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.
獎牌正面為傳統的勝利女神。她左手持棕櫚葉，右手拿著勝利者佩戴的花冠。本屆奧運會的勝利女神圖像由佛羅倫薩藝術家卡西奧里設計，并在國際奧委會組織的設計比賽中被選作奧運會獎牌正面圖樣沿用至今。
獎牌正面右方刻有“阿姆斯特丹1928--第九屆奧運會”字樣，背景為古羅馬競技場圖案。
獎牌背面為一名奧運冠軍被群眾簇擁，場面歡欣鼓舞。背景是奧林匹克體育場。
從1928年到1968年，奧運會獎牌樣式一直沿用了1928年的設計。直到1972年奧運會，當時的慕尼黑組委會突破原有設計，采用了包豪斯建筑學派代表人物格哈德?瑪克思（Gerhard Marcks）的設計，更改了獎牌背面圖案。
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