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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4286179, member: 110350"]Here is my example of a silvered bronze plaque in the Art Nouveau style by the French medallist Paul Vannier, 49 x 70 mm., issued for the 1906 "Intercalated" Olympic Games in Athens, which originally were held as official Olympic Games in between the 1904 and 1908 games -- intended to be held every four years in Athens in between the regular games, beginning 10 years after the first modern games in 1896 -- with the results counting as official Olympic records. These games were later demoted to unofficial status.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv.: Athlete stands holding a sword, laurel branch, and victory wreath in right hand, and a shield in left hand; in foreground the Athens Olympic Stadium with crowd; in background the Acropolis, with rising sun/ Rev. Winged angel holding trumpet in left hand to proclaim the victor and and a laurel branch in right hand, flying over an olive grove near the Acropolis; space for inscribing name of participating athlete.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1090907[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1090909[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And here's a photo of my grandmother's brother competing in the 1906 Olympics in the long jump event (then known as the running broad jump), in which he won the gold medal.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1090913[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1900 Olympics in Paris were held in conjunction with the Universal Paris Exposition of 1900, so here's a silvered bronze medal by Oscar Roty (51 x 36 mm.), also in the Art Nouveau style, issued for the exposition. It's my understanding that this medal was distributed to judges and officials of the Olympic games that year. My grandmother's brother also competed in the 1900 games, and won the gold in the triple jump as well as a silver in the long jump in a famously controversial event. (In the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, he won gold medals in both those events.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1090916[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1090917[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's another Art Nouveau medal issued to commemorate the 1900 Paris Exposition, this one in bronze (53 mm.) by Georges Lemaire. Note the airship, the battleship, and the other tools of science and industry depicted on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1090918[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1090919[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The Mexico 25 Pesos issued for the 1968 games.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1090922[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1090923[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4286179, member: 110350"]Here is my example of a silvered bronze plaque in the Art Nouveau style by the French medallist Paul Vannier, 49 x 70 mm., issued for the 1906 "Intercalated" Olympic Games in Athens, which originally were held as official Olympic Games in between the 1904 and 1908 games -- intended to be held every four years in Athens in between the regular games, beginning 10 years after the first modern games in 1896 -- with the results counting as official Olympic records. These games were later demoted to unofficial status. Obv.: Athlete stands holding a sword, laurel branch, and victory wreath in right hand, and a shield in left hand; in foreground the Athens Olympic Stadium with crowd; in background the Acropolis, with rising sun/ Rev. Winged angel holding trumpet in left hand to proclaim the victor and and a laurel branch in right hand, flying over an olive grove near the Acropolis; space for inscribing name of participating athlete. [ATTACH=full]1090907[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1090909[/ATTACH] And here's a photo of my grandmother's brother competing in the 1906 Olympics in the long jump event (then known as the running broad jump), in which he won the gold medal. [ATTACH=full]1090913[/ATTACH] The 1900 Olympics in Paris were held in conjunction with the Universal Paris Exposition of 1900, so here's a silvered bronze medal by Oscar Roty (51 x 36 mm.), also in the Art Nouveau style, issued for the exposition. It's my understanding that this medal was distributed to judges and officials of the Olympic games that year. My grandmother's brother also competed in the 1900 games, and won the gold in the triple jump as well as a silver in the long jump in a famously controversial event. (In the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, he won gold medals in both those events.) [ATTACH=full]1090916[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1090917[/ATTACH] Here's another Art Nouveau medal issued to commemorate the 1900 Paris Exposition, this one in bronze (53 mm.) by Georges Lemaire. Note the airship, the battleship, and the other tools of science and industry depicted on the reverse. [ATTACH=full]1090918[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1090919[/ATTACH] The Mexico 25 Pesos issued for the 1968 games. [ATTACH=full]1090922[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1090923[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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