1992 Olympic Gold Medal awarded to Carl Lewis
date: label: Date
content: 1992
name: label: Issued by
content: International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894
label: Received by
content: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961
label: Commissioned by
content: Barcelona'92 Olympic Organizing Committee, Spanish, 1987 - 1992
label: Designed by
content: Giuseppe Cassioli, Italian, 1865 - 1942
label: Designed by
content: Xavier Corberó, Spanish, born 1935
label: Designed by
content: Josep M. Trias, Spanish, born 1948
label: Manufactured by
content: Royal Mint of Spain, Spanish, founded 1893
notes: label: Description
content: An Olympic gold medal with attached ribbon. The medal is molded with figures in relief on the obverse and etched on the reverse. The obverse side is set slightly off center in a larger gold disc and features a seated woman, representing Lady Victory, dressed in a flowing robe and holding a palm frond in her left hand and a winner's crown of leaves above her head. To her left the words [XXV / OLIMPIADA / BARCELONA / 1992] appear in relief. The five interlocking Olympic rings appear below the words. The reverse features an abstract engraved human figure, composed of a dot and two slightly curved lines, above the 5 interlocking Olympic Rings. The design is engraved in the larger gold disc, which tapers slightly at the bottom edge. The red, green, black, yellow, and blue striped ribbon is tied at the top and embedded in the disc.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Sports
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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: 2013.126.18
objectType: label: Type
content: medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © International Olympic Committee
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver, gold, ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: With Ribbon: 18 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 3/8 in. (47.9 x 7.3 x 1 cm)