Paris 2024 Olympic medals

The Paris Olympic medals contain ironwork from the Eiffel Tower, the first time any host city has incorporated pieces of a national monument

FRONT
Hexagon: Original metal recovered from structure during renovation, reflecting shape of France

Claws: Shaped like tower’s rivets, attach hexagon using technique similar to affixing gemstones in jewellery

Radiating lines: Designed to reflect light – nod to Paris’s nickname as City of Light

RIBBON
Inspired by latticework of tower, blue ribbon for Olympics and red for Paralympics – red shade inspired by original paintwork on tower

BACK
Greek goddess of victory, Nike, with Acropolis on left and Eiffel Tower on right

PARALYMPICS
View of tower from beneath. Stamped with Paris 2024 in braille, in homage to Louis Braille, French inventor of writing system for visually impaired

Medal specifications 
Diameter: 85mm
Thickness: 9.2mm Weight 
Gold: 529g 
Silver: 525g 
Bronze: 455g

Designed by jewellery firm Chaumet and produced by France’s
mint – Monnaie de Paris

Source: Paris2024
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