Coin from the 1968 Olympics attached to a chain and worn by Tommie Smith
date: label: Date
content: 1968
name: label: Issued by
content: Mexican Mint, Mexican, founded 1535
label: Worn by
content: Tommie Smith, American, born 1944
notes: label: Description
content: This commemorative 25 peso coin attached to a chain necklace was worn by Tommie Smith during a medal ceremony at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The front of the coin has a central symbol of a person in Native dress playing a traditional Mexican game called ollamaliztli. Text around the rim reads "JUEGOS DE LA XIX OLIMPIADA MEXICO 1968" with the five Olympic coins at the bottom of the rim. The reverse of the coin features the coat of arms of Mexico, an eagle standing on a prickly pear cactus while eating a rattlesnake. Text around the upper half of the rim reads "ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS" with "25 / PESOS" at the proper left center rim and "LEY/ 0720" at the proper right center rim. The coin is attached to a long metal chain link so that the front side faces correctly while the back side faces upside down.
place: label: Place used
content: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Black power
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
label: Classification
content: Coins and Currency
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.231.3
objectType: label: Type
content: commemoratives
label: Type
content: necklaces
label: Type
content: coins
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 and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 16 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1/8 in. (41.9 × 3.8 × 0.3 cm)