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Chamonix Winter Olympic Games medal awarded to Charles Jewtraw, 1924

National Museum of American History

Object Details

sculptor; designer
Benard, Raoul
organizing committee
French Olympic Committee
issuing authority
International Olympic Committee
recipient
Jewtraw, Charles
Description (Brief)
One (1) Olympic medal
France, 1924
Obverse Image: An individual holding skates and skis in their hands.
Obverse Text: RAOUL BENARD
Revese Image: N/A
Reverse Text: CHAMONIX MONT-BLANC / SPORTS D'HIVER / 25 JANVIER- 5 FEVRIER 1924 / ORGANISES PAR LE COMITE OLYMPIQUE FRANCAIS / SOUS LE HAUT PATRONAGE DU COMITE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIQUE A L'OCCASION DE LA CELEBRATION DE LA VIIE OLYMPIADE
General Information: Winter Olympics gold medal awarded to Charles Jewtraw for winning the 500 meter speed skating event.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Jewtraw, Charles
1924
Associated Date
1924-01-26
ID Number
NU.NU60646
catalog number
NU60646
accession number
213157
Object Name
Medal
Physical Description
silver gilt (overall material)
Measurements
medal: .4 cm x 5.5 cm; 5/32 in x 2 5/32 in
place made
France
associated place
France
occurred at
France: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
National Museum of American History
sporting event
Olympics
sport
Speed Skating
related event
Olympic Winter Games: Chamonix, 1924
Record ID
nmah_971872
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-539d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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