Title:
St. Louis 1904
Description:
Olympic Games St. Louis 1904 Medals
Gold Medal
Front: Banner with "Golf" over Scottish thistles. Golf bag and ball tilted right in center. Legend: "1904 Universal Exposition Olympic Games St. Louis." Legend flanked by Caduceus and laurel leaf.
Back: "Glen Echo Country Club" and "Olympic Team Golf Champion H. C. Egan"
Silver & Bronze Medals
Front: Victorious athlete holding laurel crown, symbol of victory, with left arm raised. Bas relief with sports from antiquity and Acropolis in background. Legend: "Olympiad" and '1904' on rock lower right.
Back: Nike, goddess of victory, on globe with laurel crown in left hand and palm branch in right over engraved event in leaf crown. Behind Nike is bust of Zeus on plinth. Legend: "Universal Exposition St. Louis U.S.A." above and below Nike.
Red, white and blue ribbon attached to medal with metal banner at top. Legend: "1904 Universal Exposition Olympic Games St. Louis."
Medal presented in red leather case.
Gold medal designer: Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Co., St. Louis
Silver and bronze medal designer: Dièges & Clust
Mint: Diège & Clust
Gold Medal
Front: Banner with "Golf" over Scottish thistles. Golf bag and ball tilted right in center. Legend: "1904 Universal Exposition Olympic Games St. Louis." Legend flanked by Caduceus and laurel leaf.
Back: "Glen Echo Country Club" and "Olympic Team Golf Champion H. C. Egan"
Silver & Bronze Medals
Front: Victorious athlete holding laurel crown, symbol of victory, with left arm raised. Bas relief with sports from antiquity and Acropolis in background. Legend: "Olympiad" and '1904' on rock lower right.
Back: Nike, goddess of victory, on globe with laurel crown in left hand and palm branch in right over engraved event in leaf crown. Behind Nike is bust of Zeus on plinth. Legend: "Universal Exposition St. Louis U.S.A." above and below Nike.
Red, white and blue ribbon attached to medal with metal banner at top. Legend: "1904 Universal Exposition Olympic Games St. Louis."
Medal presented in red leather case.
Gold medal designer: Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Co., St. Louis
Silver and bronze medal designer: Dièges & Clust
Mint: Diège & Clust
Fun fact(s):
Golfers represented Golf Clubs instead of nations in the 36-hole team event. Individual gold medalist H. Chandler Egan captained the Western Golf Association team that included his brother, Walter. The Western Golf Association team won gold, Trans-Mississippi silver and the USGA team claimed bronze.
H. Chandler Egan defended his US Amateur title in 1905, and represented America in the Walker Cup in 1934. He became a highly respected golf course designer, and worked alongside Alistair Mackenzie, one of the most celebrated golf architects in history who created Augusta National with Bobby Jones.
H. Chandler Egan defended his US Amateur title in 1905, and represented America in the Walker Cup in 1934. He became a highly respected golf course designer, and worked alongside Alistair Mackenzie, one of the most celebrated golf architects in history who created Augusta National with Bobby Jones.
More Info:
For the first and only time, prize medals for the Olympic Games were pinned to the athletes' chest.
The design of the two sides of the track and field prize medals was inspired by the medal of the Athens 1896 Games and Paris 1900 Games.
The Gordy and Dona Crawford Collection also includes a solid gold prize medal for men's basketball.
The design of the two sides of the track and field prize medals was inspired by the medal of the Athens 1896 Games and Paris 1900 Games.
The Gordy and Dona Crawford Collection also includes a solid gold prize medal for men's basketball.
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Front: St. Louis 1904 gold medal - golf, obverse golf bag and ball
Back: St. Louis 1904 gold medal, Olympic Team Golf Champion, H.C. Egan
Front: St. Louis 1904 silver medal, victorious athlete holding wreath
Front: St. Louis 1904 bronze medal, victorious athlete holding wreath
Back: St. Louis 1904 silver medal, Nike with bust of Zeus
Front: St. Louis 1904 gold medal - golf, obverse golf bag and ball
Back: St. Louis 1904 gold medal, Olympic Team Golf Champion, H.C. Egan
Front: St. Louis 1904 silver medal, victorious athlete holding wreath
Front: St. Louis 1904 bronze medal, victorious athlete holding wreath
Back: St. Louis 1904 silver medal, Nike with bust of Zeus