Grenoble 1968 Winter Games Medal

Designed by French graphic artist and typographer Roger Excoffon, the Grenoble 1968 medal reflects the distinctive visual identity created for the Winter Games.

Its emblem combines a snow crystal with three roses, a historic symbol associated with Grenoble, linking the host city with its winter setting.

These Games marked an important development in Olympic medal design: each sport was represented by its own pictogram on the reverse, making the medal both an award for achievement and a record of the athlete’s event.