1983 IAAF World Championships Commemorative Medal owned by Carl Lewis
date: label: Date
content: 1983
name: label: Distributed by
content: International Association of Athletics Federation, founded 1912
label: Owned by
content: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961
label: Designed by
content: Reijo Paavilainen, Finnish, born 1946
label: Manufactured by
content: Sporrong, Swedish, founded 1842
notes: label: Description
content: A commemorative silver IAAF medal. The obverse and reverse both feature images and type in relief. The obverse features two shirtless men with jaw length hair holding spheres in the lower portion of the medal. A large clock tower, likely a representation of the Helsinki Central railway station, rises behind them. Running vertically next to the tower is the word [HELSINKI]. The reverse features two full body male figures in running poses, depicted passing a relay baton between them. Vertical type between them reads [MM 1983].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Helsinki, Finland, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Carl Lewis Estate
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.126.30
objectType: label: Type
content: commemoratives
label: Type
content: medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver
label: Dimensions
content: 2 3/4 x 3/8 in. (7 x 1 cm)