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medal, commemorative

human history
  • Other Name

    1920 Olympic Games commemorative participants medallion (descriptive name)

    Violet Walrond (named to)

  • Description

    Commemorative Olympics medallion presented to Violet Walrond 1920 Olympic Games, Antwerp; a circular bronze medallion with attached silver band to top and bottom; band at bottom has scrolled ends and raised lettering to front : VIOLET WALROND 1920; obverse has embossed image of three men in loin clothes being presented with wreaths by a woman ; on reverse is an embossed image of a loin clothed man riding a chariot drawn by two horses with an angel flying overhead

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Number
    1993.11
  • Accession Date
    1993
  • Other Id

    col.3744 (colonial)

  • Department
Olympic medallion, Violet Walrond, 1920 [col.3744]

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