Diameter:  51,0 mm

Weight:  61  gr.

Design by:  B. Mackennal / J. Pinches

Obverse:
City view of London over legend in three lines, Olympic rings below.

Reverse:
Quadriga with triumphant winner dashing.

Participants:  4,062
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Executive Committee placed the production of the commemorative medals in the hands of Messrs. John Pinches, Ltd., and it was agreed by the Committee that the design of Sir Bertram Mackennal that was used for the 1908 Games should again be used for the obverse. The reverse bears the inscription " XIV Olympiad, London, 1948 " above the five rings of the International Olympic Committee and below a panel showing Big Ben and St. Stephen's Tower of the Palace of Westminster, a variation of the symbol of the XIV Olympiad. As every person entitled to a badge was also held to be entitled to a commemorative award, the numbers were related. The Executive Committee instructed the Technical Department to arrange the distribution of these and, chiefly for the purposes of identification, three types of box were designed to contain the awards, the definition being for the class of person to receive the medal.
 

( Source document:   Official Report 1948, page 76)

Weight:  77 gr.

Design by:   K. Räsänen

Obverse:
Stylized athletes` heads superimposed over the Olympic Stadium.

Reverse:
Male and female athletes to left holding torches over Olympic rings.

Copies of medals:   14,000

Participants:  5,867
 
 
 

Presentation box
 

An open competition for a commemorative medal was announced by the Organising Committee on April 22nd 1951. By the closing date, Oct. 30th, 35 sketches had been received by the board of judges. The winning design, by the young sculptor Kauko Räsänen, was adopted. The number of commemorative medals struck was 14 000.

(Source document:  Official report 1952, page 111)