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Olympic Prize Medals : A selection of Olympic prize medals collected and donated by Gordy and Dona Crawford
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-001
- Athens 1896
- Olympic Games Athens 1896 Medals
Front: Face of Zeus holding winged statue of Nike, the goddess of victory, on globe holding laurel branch
Back: City view of Athens with the Acropolis and arching legend, "Athens Olympics 1896" in Greek
Desig... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-002
- Paris 1900
- Olympic Games Paris 1900 Medals
Front: "Paris 1900" and "Exposition Universelle" on either side of winged goddess scattering laurel branches over Paris and the Exposition grounds. Across top: "Republique Francaise" [French Republic]
Back: Vict... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-003
- St. Louis 1904
- 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.
... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-004
- London 1908
- Olympic Games London 1908 Medals
Front: Victorious athlete, holding palm branch, crowned with laurel crown by two seated women. Lower left: "Olympic Games." Lower right, "London 1908."
Back: Saint George, patron Saint of England slaying a drago... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-005
- Stockholm 1912
- Olympic Games Stockholm 1912 Medals
Front: Victorious athlete, holding palm branch, crowned with laurel wreath by two seated women
Back: Herald proclaiming opening of Olympic Games, bust of Pehr Henrik Ling on pedestal at right [founder of Swe... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-006
- Antwerp 1920
- 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 o... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-007
- Chamonix 1924
- Olympic Winter Games Chamonix 1924 Medals
Front: Victorious athlete holding ice skates and snow skis. Mont Blanc of the Alps in background.
Back: French Legend translated: Chamonix Mont-Blanc Winter Sports 25 January - 5 February 1924 Organized... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-008
- Paris 1924
- Olympic Games Paris 1924 Medals
Front: Triumphant athlete extending hand to fallen opponent. Olympic rings center of the bottom.
Back: Harp and sporting equipment surrounding French legend in four lines. "VIII Olympiade Paris."
Designer:... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-009
- St. Moritz 1928
- Olympic Winter Games St. Moritz 1928 Medals
Front: Female skater, arms outstreched amongst six ice crystals.
Back: Olympic rings over French legend in five lines between olive branches: "II Jeux Olympiques d'Hiver St. Moritz 1928." The designer... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-010
- Amsterdam 1928
- Olympic Games Amsterdam 1928 Medals
Front: Seated Nike, goddess of victory, holding laurel wreath and palm branch, Colesseum in background
Back: Victorious athlete with palm branch carried by jubilant athletes, stadium in background
Designer... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-011
- Lake Placid 1932
- Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1932 Medals
Front: Scalloped medal with winged goddess with laurel branch, over clouds and a view of the Adirondack Mountains. Olympic Winter Games venues in foreground.
Back: Olympic rings over legend in four... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-012
- Los Angeles 1932
- Olympic Games Los Angeles 1932 Medals
Front: Seated Nike, goddess of victory holding laurel wreath and palm branch. Colosseum in background.
Back: Victorious athlete with palm branch carried in triumph by jubliant athletes, stadium in backgrou... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-013
- Garmisch 1936
- Olympic Winter Games Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 Medals
Front: Female with victoy wreath in triga on globe. In center, winter sports equipment. Along bottom rim, "Garmisch-Partenkirchen."
Back: Olympic rIngs within German legend. "IV Olympische... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-014
- Berlin 1936
- Olympic Games Berlin 1936 Medals
Front: Seated Nike, goddess of victory holding laurel wreath and palm branch. Colosseum in background.
Back: Victorious athlete with palm branch carried in triumph by jubliant athletes, stadium in background.... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-015
- St. Moritz 1948
- Olympic Winter Games St. Moritz 1948 Medals
Front: French legend: "Vth Jeuz Olympiques D'Hiver St. Moritz 1948," between snow crystals.
Back: Hand holding raised torch with Olympic rings and snow crystals in background. Across the top is the... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-016
- London 1948
- Olympic Games London 1948 Medals
Front: Seated Nike, goddess of victory holding laurel wreath and palm branch. Colosseum in background.
Back: Victorious athlete with palm branch carried in triumph by jubliant athletes, stadium in background.... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-017
- Oslo 1952
- Olympic Winter Games Oslo 1952 Medals
Front: Olympic rings superimposed over raised torch within French legend. "Jeux Olympiques" across the top with "Olympia" in Greek inscribed in background. "Citius, Altius, Fortius" along lower rim.
Back: S... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-018
- Helsinki 1952
- Olympic Games Helsinki 1952 Medals
Front: Seated Nike, goddess of victory holding laurel wreath and palm branch. Colosseum in background.
Back: Victorious athlete with palm branch carried in triumph by jubliant athletes, stadium in background.... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-019
- Cortina 1956
- Olympic Winter Games Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Medals
Front: Head of Nike, goddess of victory, crowned with the Olympic rings, torch to right in foreground Head encircled by Italian legend, "Giochi Olimpici Invernali" [Winter Olympic Games].
Bac... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-020
- Melbourne 1956
- Olympic Games Melbourne 1956 Medals
Front: Seated Victory holding laurel wreath and palm branch with Colosseum in background. At right, "XVIth Olympiad Melbourne 1956"
Back: Victoriuous athlete with palm branch carried by jubilant athletes with... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-021
- Stockholm 1956
- Olympic Equestrian Games Stockholm 1956 Medals
Front: Ancient Greek horseman to left within Swedish legend. " XVI Olympiadens Ryttartavlingar 1956 Stockholm."
Back: Torch superimposed over Olympic rings within French legend. "Jeux Olympiques"... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-022
- Squaw Valley 1960
- Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley 1960 Medals
Front: Profile of young woman with profile of young man in background, symbolizing the youth of America and the world. Inscription "VIII Olympic Winter Games" surrounds youth.
Back: Olympic rings wi... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-023
- Rome 1960
- Olympic Games Rome 1960 Medals
Front: Victorious athlete with palm branch carried by jubilant athletes with stadium in background. A bar inscribed with the name of the sport in Italian was used in adherence to Rule 41 instituted in June 1956.
... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-024
- Innsbruck 1964
- Olympic Winter Games Innsbruck 1964 Medals
Front: "Innsbruck 1964" above the Tirol mountains with sport listed below.
Back: At center, the Innsbruck Olympic emblem within German legend, "Olympische Winterspiele IX."
Ribbon: Red, white, r... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-025
- Tokyo 1964
- Olympic Games Tokyo 1964 Medals
Front: Seated Victory holding laurel wreath and palm branch with Colosseum in background and vase to left. Legend to the right, "XVII Olympiad Tokyo 1964" with space for sport below.
Back: Victorious athlete wit... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-026
- Grenoble 1968
- Olympic Winter Games Grenoble 1968 Medals
Front: Grenoble Olympic emblem within French legend, "Xemes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver Grenoble 1968." Three ice crystals at bottom.
Back: Unique designs depicting the corresponding sport above space for n... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-027
- Mexico City 1968
- Olympic Games Mexico City 1968 Medals
Front: Seaded Victory holding laurel wreath and palm branch with Colosseum in background. Legend to right, "XIX Olimpiada Mexico 1968."
Back: Victorious athlete with palm branch carried by jubilant athletes... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-028
- Sapporo 1972
- Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972 Medals
Front: Ski slalom trails and speedskating stadium are depicted as patterns of slightly raised lines which were designed to produce feelings of peace and security. Sports pictogram on plaque attaching medal... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-029
- Munich 1972
- Olympic Games Munich 1972 Medals
Front: Seated Victory holding laurel wreath and palm branch with Colosseum in the background. Legend to right, "XX Olympiade Munchen 1972."
Back: At center, the Dioscuri twins Castor and Pollux patrons of compet... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-030
- Innsbruck 1976
- Olympic Winter Games Innsbruck 1976 Medals
Obverse: Olympic flame at right, Bergisel Ski jump and Alps in background. Name of sport over mountain.
Reverse: Innsbruck Olympic emblem within German legend. "Olympische Winterspiele XII."
Ribbon... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-031
- Montréal 1976
- Olympic Games Montréal 1976 Medals
Front: Seated Victory holding laurel wreath and palm branch with Colosseum in background. Right of Victory, "XXle Olympiade Montréal 1976."
Back: Montréal Olympic Emblem within victor's laurel wreath, symbol o... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-032
- Lake Placid 1980
- Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 Medals
Front: Hand holding Olympic torch in between legend, "XIII Olympic Winter Games" and Olympic rings with Adirondack Mountains in background.
Back: Conifer branch next to legend with Lake Placid log... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-033
- Moscow 1980
- Olympic Games Moscow 1980 Medals
Front: Seated Victory holding laurel wreath and palm branch with Colosseum in background. Legend right of Victory in Russian characters roguhtly translates to "Olympic Games Moscow 1980."
Back: Cauldron with O... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-034
- Sarajevo 1984
- Olympic Winter Games Sarajevo 1984 Medals
Front: Sarajevo Games emblem, a stylized snowflake with Olympic rings, above within Croatian legend, "XIV Zimske Olimpijske Igre Sarajevo 1984."
Back: Stylized athlete's head crowned with laurel wreath... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-035
- Los Angeles 1984
- Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984 Medals
Front: Seated Victory holding laurel wreath and palm branch, Colosseum in background. Legend: "XXIII Olympiad Los Angeles 1984."
Back: Victorious athlete with palm branch carried by jubilant athletes, stad... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-036
- Calgary 1988
- Olympic Winter Games Calgary 1988 Medals
Front: Combined profiles of laureated athlete and Native American Chief with symbollic headdress. Headdress created out of winter sports equipment - ski and ski poles, bobsled, ice skate, luge and biathlon... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-037
- Seoul 1988
- Olympic Games Seoul 1988 Medals
Front: Seated Victory holding laurel wreath and palm branch, Colosseum in background. Legend to right, "XXIV Olympiad Seoul 1988."
Back: Dove of peace soaring with laurel branch in beak. Seoul Olympic emblem a... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-038
- Albertville 1992
- Olympic Winter Games Albertville 1992 Medals
Front: In center of crystal glass, Olympic rings over Alpine landscape in the background in gradation, giving the impression of perspective. Games emblem on intagliated laurel branch above with legend i... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-039
- Barcelona 1992
- Olympic Games Barcelona 1992 Medals
Front: Medallion superimposed on medal and slightly off-center. Seated Victory in Modernist style holding laurel wreath and palm branch. Legend, "XXV Olimpiada Barcelona 1992" above Olympic rings.
Back: E... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-040
- Lillehammer 1994
- Olympic Winter Games Lillehammer 1994 Medals
Front: Olympic rings in Gold and stylized ice crystal frame attached to Norwegian sparagmite granite with legend along rim, "The XVII Olympic Winter Games, Lillehammer '94."
Back: Sport pictogram wit... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-041
- Atlanta 1996
- Olympic Games Atlanta 1996 Medals
Front: Nike, goddess of victory, holding palm branch and laurel wreath. Colosseum in background with legend: "XXVI Olympiad Atlanta 1996."
Back: Atlanta Games emblem and 'Quilt of Leaves' with sport pictogram i... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-042
- Nagano 1998
- Olympic Winter Games Nagano 1998 Medals
Front: Nagano Games logo in gold within olive branches over rising sun. Legend above, "The XVIII Olympic Winter Games."
Back: Morning glow in the mountains of Shinshu, pictogram and legend below, "The XV... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-043
- Sydney 2000
- Olympic Games Sydney 2000 Medals
Front: Seated Victory holding laurel wreath and palm fronds, wattle sprigs below with Colosseum in background.
Back: Olympic rings over Sydney Opera House and Sydney Olympic torch. Sport is engraved at bottom.... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-044
- Salt Lake City 2002
- Olympic Winter Games Salt Lake 2002 Medals
Front: Athlete carrying torch bursting from flames representing the resilience of the human spirit and the power to inspire. The figure has triumphed over adversity and is thus released from a mountain of... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-045
- Athens 2004
- Olympic Games Athens 2004 Medals
Front: Winged Nike of Paionios above Panathinaikos Stadium, Acropolis in background, Olympic rings above. Greek legend across the top.
Back: Athens Emblem above rings, Eternal flame of Olympia in cauldron below... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-046
- Torino 2006
- Olympic Winter Games Torino 2006 Medals
Front: Round medal without center, embodies the leitmotiv of Torino 2006 – the piazza with graphic element of the Torino Olympic emblem at bottom.
Back: Olympic rings and legend of sport event at left wi... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-047
- Beijing 2008
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008 Medals
Front: Winged Nike of Paionios above Panathinaikos Stadium, Acropolis in background, Olympic rings above. Legend across the top, "XXIX Olympiad Beijing 2008."
Back: Beijing Olympic emblem at center, encircled... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-000-1
- Vancouver 2010
- Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010 Prize Medals
Vancouver Prize Medals not in Crawford Collection.
Front: Undulating round medal with Olympic rings in relief with Aboriginal designs of an orca whale by Corinne Hunt created by laser.
Back: O... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-048
- London 2012
- Olympic Games London 2012 Medals
Front: Winged Nike of Paionios above Panathinaikos Stadium, Acropolis in background, Olympic rings above. Legend across the top, "XXX Olympiad London 2012."
Back: Abstract design of interlocking grid pattern r... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-000-2
- Sochi 2014
- Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 Prize Medals
Sochi 2014 Prize Medals not in Crawford Collection
Front: Olympic Rings
Back: Official emblem of the Games and event in English
Medal is created from metal and glass-polycarbonate in a engraved p... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-049
- Rio 2016
- Olympic Games Rio 2016 Medals
Front: Winged Nike of Paionios above Panathinaikos Stadium, Acropolis in background, Olympic rings above. Legend across the top, "XXXI Olimpiada Rio 2016."
Back: Rio Olympic emblem encircled by stylized laurel le... View Full Record
- Medal, Prize
- VE01-050
- PyeongChang 2018
- Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Medals
Front: Raised Olympic rings top left with raised lines that reflect both the history of the Games and the determination of the participants across the medal diagonally. Lines motif used inspired by the... View Full Record