Title:
Antwerp 1920
Description:
Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 Medals
Front: Victorious athlete holding laurel wreath and palm branch. Over left shoulder is Renommee Statue. "VII Olympiade" in background.
Back: Brabo Fountain with city shield in foreground. Catherdral and port of Antwerp in background. "Anvers MCMXX" arched across the top.
Designer: Josué Dupon
Mint: Coosemans, Brussels, Belgium
Front: Victorious athlete holding laurel wreath and palm branch. Over left shoulder is Renommee Statue. "VII Olympiade" in background.
Back: Brabo Fountain with city shield in foreground. Catherdral and port of Antwerp in background. "Anvers MCMXX" arched across the top.
Designer: Josué Dupon
Mint: Coosemans, Brussels, Belgium
Fun fact(s):
Willis Lee, a distant relative of General Robert E. Lee, won seven medals at the 1920 Games in shooting events. Lee served in the United States Navy in both WWI and WWII rising to the rank of Vice-Admiral before his death in 1945.
The Olympic oath was taken for the first time by an athlete on behalf of all competitors, and for the first time doves were released as a symbol of peace.
The Olympic oath was taken for the first time by an athlete on behalf of all competitors, and for the first time doves were released as a symbol of peace.
More Info:
The Brabo Fountain featured on the back of the prize medals is a monument that stands in the Grote Markt, in front of Antwerp City Hall. The fountain commemorates the legend of the city's origin, involving a Roman Army Captain and a giant that terrorized the Schelde River that flows through Antwerp.
During the Opening Ceremony, the Olympic flag with the five rings signifying the universality of the Olympic Games was raised for the first time at an Olympic Games.
During the Opening Ceremony, the Olympic flag with the five rings signifying the universality of the Olympic Games was raised for the first time at an Olympic Games.
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Front: Antwerp 1920 gold medal, victorious athlete with Renommee statue
Front: Antwerp 1920 silver medal, victorious athlete with Renommee statue
Front: Antwerp 1920 bronze medal, victorious athlete with Renommee statue
Back: Antwerp 1920 prize medals, Brabo fountain with Antwerp port
Front: Antwerp 1920 gold medal, victorious athlete with Renommee statue
Front: Antwerp 1920 silver medal, victorious athlete with Renommee statue
Front: Antwerp 1920 bronze medal, victorious athlete with Renommee statue
Back: Antwerp 1920 prize medals, Brabo fountain with Antwerp port