Title:
Tokyo 1964
Description:
Olympic Games Tokyo 1964 Participation Medals
Front: Stylized figures of three runners to right with swimmer over olive branch.
Back: Legend: "XVIII Olympiad 1964" in English and Japanese with Olympic rings in center.
Medals presented in wooden case.
Designer: Taro Okamoto and Kazumitsu Tanaka
Mint: Mint Bureau of Ministry of Finance, Osaka, Japan
Front: Stylized figures of three runners to right with swimmer over olive branch.
Back: Legend: "XVIII Olympiad 1964" in English and Japanese with Olympic rings in center.
Medals presented in wooden case.
Designer: Taro Okamoto and Kazumitsu Tanaka
Mint: Mint Bureau of Ministry of Finance, Osaka, Japan
Fun fact(s):
The front of the medal was designed by Taro Okamoto with the back designed by Kazumitsu Tanaka.
More Info:
Participation medals were made from copper with a dark green finish. A smaller silvered medal was awarded to the flag bearers.
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Front of Tokyo 1964 participation medal in dark green copper
Back of Tokyo 1964 participation medal
Front of Tokyo 1964 participation medal in silver for flag bearers
Front of Tokyo 1964 participation medal in dark green copper
Back of Tokyo 1964 participation medal
Front of Tokyo 1964 participation medal in silver for flag bearers