Bruun Rasmussen
Auction 913 25 Apr 2023
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Historical medals
World Medals
Belgium, Olympic Games in Antwerp, 1920, silver Winner's medal won by the Danish Gymnast Niels Kristjan Ferdinand Larsen (1895 – 1972), Dupon, 60 mm, 87.92 g - rare and in very nice condition.
EF
The Belgian sculptor Josuë Dupon who made the medal actually won a bronze medal himself in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his equestrian medals.
The obverse show a Victorious athlete bringing back the palm of victory while a personification of Fame is blowing her horn in the background.
The reverse depicts the monument of Antwerp commemorating the legend of Braba, the killer of the Giant who terrorised the river, standing out against the Cathedral and port of Antwerp.
World Medals
Belgium, Olympic Games in Antwerp, 1920, silver Winner's medal won by the Danish Gymnast Niels Kristjan Ferdinand Larsen (1895 – 1972), Dupon, 60 mm, 87.92 g - rare and in very nice condition.
EF
The Belgian sculptor Josuë Dupon who made the medal actually won a bronze medal himself in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his equestrian medals.
The obverse show a Victorious athlete bringing back the palm of victory while a personification of Fame is blowing her horn in the background.
The reverse depicts the monument of Antwerp commemorating the legend of Braba, the killer of the Giant who terrorised the river, standing out against the Cathedral and port of Antwerp.