Athens Summer Olympic Games medal, 1896
date: label: date made
content: 1896
label: associated date
content: 1896
name: label: maker
content: Paris Mint
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Olympic medal
label: Description (Brief)
content: France, 1896
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Head of Zeus wearing a laurel wreath and holding a globe with a winged Victory on it.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: The Acropolis of Athens.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: ΔΙΕΘΝΕΙΣ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΙ ΑΓΩΝΕΣ / ΕΝ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΣ / 1896
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: In the 1896 Olympic games in Athens, first place winners were awarded silver medals and second place winners were awarded bronze medals.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
label: associated place
content: Greece: Periféreia Protevoúsis, Athens
topic: label: related event
content: Olympic Summer Games: Athens, 1896
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Stack's
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.73.147.11
label: catalog number
content: 73.147.11
label: accession number
content: 312050
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medal
label: Other Terms
content: Medal; Commemorative
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5.05 cm; 2 in