Lake Placid 1932 Winter Olympic Games Medal

This bronze winner’s medal was awarded at the Lake Placid 1932 Winter Olympic Games. The obverse features a winged goddess holding a laurel wreath above the Adirondack Mountains and the winter sports venues of Lake Placid, symbolising victory and the setting of the Games. The reverse displays the Olympic rings, a laurel wreath and the inscription ’III Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1932’. The medal’s curved shape was inspired by the fluted columns of classical architecture.