Olympic Winners Medal – Athens 1896



1. PLACE (Silver Medal)

Diameter: 50 mm

Design by: Jules Chaplain

Weight: 62 gr

Mint: Paris Mint

Thickness: 4 mm

Ribbon: None

Numbers of Events: 43

 

Obverse: Laureated head of Zeus facing and holding winged Victory with laurel branch on globe.

Reverse: View of Acropolis and Parthenon between Olympic legend.


To the winner a silver medal was given, to the second a bronze medal. There was no gold medal!!