1960 Olympic Bronze Medal for Men's 400M Hurdles awarded to Dick Howard
date: label: Date
content: 1960
name: label: Received by
content: Dick Howard, American, 1935 - 1967
label: Issued by
content: International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894
label: Commissioned by
content: Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad, Italian, 1958 - 1960
label: Commissioned by
content: Italian National Olympic Committee, Italian, founded 1907
label: Designed by
content: Giuseppe Cassioli, Italian, 1865 - 1942
label: Manufactured by
content: Stabilimenti Artistici Fiorentini, Italian
notes: label: Description
content: An Olympic bronze medal from the 1960 Rome Games. The medal is molded with figures in relief on the obverse and reverse. The obverse side 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. A coliseum is visible behind her. To her left a block of text appears in relief. The reverse features a male figure reaching out while hoisted on the shoulders of other men with a stadium visible in the background. The medal is surrounded by a circular bronze molded laurel wreath with a flat banner at the bottom. On the obverse the banner is blank while on the reverse it is engraved with the word [ATLETICA]. Stamped on the left edge of the coin is a small line of text. At the top of the medal is a pair of hooks. The medal is held somewhat loosely in the wreath in 4 separate brackets.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Rome, Roma, Italy, Europe
label: Place made
content: Florence, Firenze, Italy, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Olympics
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
label: Exhibition
content: Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Howard Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.140.1
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: bronze
label: Dimensions
content: 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 1/4 in. (7 x 7 x 0.6 cm)