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Social History — 1948

Medal & case, prize medal

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The gold, silver and bronze medals presented at the Summer London Olympics for 1948 had the same design used since the 1928 Amsterdam Games created by the Italian artist Giuseppe Cassioli (ITA -1865-1942). For 1948, the medals also included the inscription 'XVIII OLYMPIAD LONDON 1948.' The same design was used until the reverse was re-designed for the Summer Olympic Games held in Munich in 1972.
The medal is from a set of surplus medals donated to the London Museum by the Olympic organising committee after the conclusion of the games with the explanation: ‘they are not souvenirs which we wish to fall into the hands of people who can lay no claim to them.’

Category:
Social History
Object ID:
49.13/1
Object name:
medal & case, prize medal
Object type:

medal & case, prize medal

Artist/Maker:
John Pinches (Medallists) Limited, Cassioli, Giuseppe
Related people:

Related events:

Related places:

London

Production date:
1948
Material:

gilt silver, textile, cardboard

Measurements/duration:
H 80 mm, W 80 mm, T 20 mm (case), H 50 mm, W 50 mm, T 4 mm (medal)
Part of:
—
On display:
—
Record quality:
100%
Part of this object:
—
Owner Status & Credit:

Permanent collection

Copyright holder:

digital image © London Museum

Image credit:
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To license this image for commercial use, please contact the London Museum Picture Library.

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