[Jewelry making - Article 00011] - Re: [Orchid] Athens olympic medals

[Taylor]

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Larry, 

    In watching the coverage this year, the announcers mentioned that
    the '04 medals were completely re-designed 'by a Greek jeweller' and
    that this new design will be used at future games. You may want to
    narrow your search to this artist / jeweller (sorry I don't have a
    name). 

    Here's a description of what the new medal looks like: 

    July 1, 2003 

          For the first time in 76 years, there will be a new design on
          the Olympic medals for the 2004 Summer Games in Athens. 

          Since the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, the front side of the
          medals has featured a Roman stadium and a horse-drawn chariot
          with Nike holding a laurel wreath above her head. 

          "The stadium looked like the Colosseum in Rome and that was
          hard for Greeks to swallow," IOC sports director Gilbert Felli
          said. 

          The new design features the all-marble Panathinaiko stadium,
          site of the first modern games in 1896 and venue for archery
          and the finish line of the marathon at next year's Olympics. 

          The new image of Nike is based on a marble statue by the
          sculptor Paionios of Chalkidiki, carved in 421 BC and placed in
          the Temple of Zeus in Olympia. 

          The image of Nike, with outstretched wings, gives the
          impression that she is descending from heaven to crown the
          victors with an olive wreath. 

          By tradition, the reverse side of the medals has featured
          different designs created by each host city. In this case,
          according to IOC officials, the flip side will show the Athens
          logo, the Olympic flame and ancient Greek writing.
          http://www.freep.com/sports/othersports/line1_20030701.htm 

Cheers, 
Taylor in Toronto

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