Olympic Winter Games Calgary 1988
Calgary 1988The Medals
On the obverse, the official emblem and the words: “XVes Jeux Olympiques d’hiver XV Olympic Winter Games Calgary 1988". On the reverse, the profile of an athlete crowned with an olive wreath and an Indigenous person with a headdress composed of ski sticks, a bob, skis, skate blades, a stick, a luge and a rifle.
Designer: Friedrich Peter
Composition: 1st Place (Gilt silver), 2nd Place (Silver), 3rd Place (Bronze)
Diameter: 69mm
Mint: Jostens Inc.
(IOC)
1988
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