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Winner Medals

GENERAL DATA OLYMPIC WINNER MEDALS 1920
1st Place:	Gold Medal	Material:	Gilt Silver
		Weight	85 gr
2nd Place:	Silver Medal	Material:	Silver
		Weight	86 gr
3rd Place:	Bronze Medal	Material:	Bronze
		Weight	81 gr
Diameter:	60 mm	Design by:	Josué Dupon
		Mint:	Coosemans
Thickness:	3,5 mm	Ribbon:	None
Obverse:	Victorious athlete bringing back the palm of cictory; fame blowing horn in background.
Reverse:	The monument of Antwerp commemorating the legend of Braba, the killer of the Giant who terrorised the river, standing out against the Cathedral and port of Antwerp.
Numbers of Medals:	Gold: 450 Silver: 400 Bronze: 400

Besides the vermeil medal, the winner of the individual events received a bronze statuette "The Victorious Athlete". For this the artist was another Belgian, Mr. Grandmoulin. The design was put in hand by the Organising Committee at the International Olympic Committee, who approved it, but the cast was destroyed to prevent further reproductions. The second- and third-placed athletes were given silver and bronze medals respectively.

In the team events, the winning team received a diploma and each member of that team was presented with a vermeil medal. A silver medal went to the second team and a bronze one to the third.

In yachting, the procedure was slightly different as in each category, the helmsman of the first team received a vermeil medal and a statuette but the remaining members of the team got just the medal. In the doubles tennis, each player of the winning couple received a statuette and medal in vermeil.

A miniature of the winner`s medal was made for the members of the National Olympic Committees an served as a badge.

(Source document: Olympic Review, 1972)

Norman Ross receiving first prize for 400 and
1500 Meters races, 1920

Presentation case

The Victorious Athlete"

Participation Medal

GENERAL DATA OLYMPIC PARTICIPATION MEDAL 1920
Material:	Bronze	Weight:	75 gr
Diameter:	60 mm	Design by:	Pierre Theunis
Thickness:	4 mm	Mint:	Coussemans, Belgium
Obverse:	Nike standing before tripod crowing victorious athletes.
Reverse:	Flying Victory crowning charioteer in biga.

Diploma

Description:	Helmeted Athena crowning nude victor, equestrian races behind in stadium, Antwerp in background.
Size:	55 x 72 cm
Design by:	Jean Malvaux
Printed by:	JE Goossens, S.A. Brussels
Signed by:	IOC President Baillet-Latour
Copies:	1.350

Badges

Images Copyright © by Ingrid O`Neil
www.ioneil.com

Wrestling Participant`s badge
Cardboard, 71 x 75 mm
Signed by General Secretary Alfred Verdyck

Design by:	Martha van Kuyck, creator and Walter von der Ven, Belgian sketcher
Size:	20 x 30 cm
Copies:	40,000 small posters and
Size:	62 x 85 cm
Copies:	90,000 large posters
Comment:	Published in 17 languages

Postage Stamps

3 special stamps were published
There are no postage stamps from other countries!
First Day: 20. May 1920
Engraver: American Bank Note Co, New York
Designer: ?


Value	Color / Discription	Stanley Gibbons No.	Michel No.	Edition
5 C	green Discus thrower	256	159	774.524
10 C	red Charioteer	257	160	1.462.393
15 C	brown Runner	258	161	1.076.655

Valid to: 14.01.1921

1920 1

The 3 special stamps where published with overprint 1 year later
First Day: 5. March 1921


Value	Color / Discription	Stanley Gibbons No.	Michel No.	Edition
20 C x 5 C	green Discus thrower	309	162	640.000
20 C x 10 C	red Charioteer	310	163	990.000
20 C x 15 C	brown Runner	311	164	670.000