1870 Zappas Olympic Games Medal
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- Title:
- 1870 Zappas Olympic Games Medal
- Artist:
- Albert D. Barre
- Manufacturer:
- Monnaie de Paris
- Production place:
- Paris
- Date:
- 1870
- Period:
- 19th century CE
- Title:
- 1870 Zappas Olympic Games Medal
- Artist:
- Albert D. Barre
- Manufacturer:
- Monnaie de Paris
- Production place:
- Paris
- Date:
- 1870
- Period:
- 19th century CE
Created for the second Zappas Olympic Games, held in Athens in 1870, this Class A silver winner’s medal represents an important stage in the nineteenth-century revival of the Olympic tradition.
Designed by French medalist Désiré-Albert Barre and produced by the Monnaie de Paris, it was among the awards presented to successful competitors.
The Games were supported by the legacy of Evangelis Zappas (1800 – 1865) and held at the Panathenaic Stadium, helping establish traditions that preceded the first modern Olympic Games of 1896.
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