Olympic Games / Paris 1900 - Lot 190

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Olympic Games / Paris 1900 - Lot 190
Olympic Games / Paris 1900 Winner's medal for the sports events at the 1900 Paris Universal Exhibition. Rectangular silver plaque, Monnaie de Paris hallmark on the edge, in a case signed "L. Cariat, médailleur". Obverse: Winged Victory surmounting the Exhibition sites, inscriptions: "REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE - EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE - PARIS 1900", signed F. VERNON lower right Reverse: Winning athlete posing in front of the Acropolis in a stadium, on a podium-cartouche inscribed: "EXERCICES PHYSIQUES ET SPORTS". Weight: 55 g 5.9 x 4.1 cm The Paris 1900 sports competitions occupy a singular place in Olympic history. Long blended into the Exhibition's general program and referred to as mere championships or competitions, they nonetheless constitute, according to the IOC's retrospective recognition, the 2nd edition of the modern Olympic Games.
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