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Centennial Olympic Games Collection

Print
1996 (published)
Artist/Maker
The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) (publisher)
Collect-a-Card (publisher)
Place of origin
Atlanta (published)

This set of collector's tokens reproducing Olympic medals was one of the official products licensed by The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG). Atlanta hosted the games in 1996 and various commemorative souvenirs were produced to mark the centenary year of the modern Olympics.

Object details

Categories
Games
Sport
Coins & Medals
Medallions
Olympics
Object type
Print
Parts
This object consists of 18 parts.

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TitleCentennial Olympic Games Collection (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Lithography and foil-printing on paper mounted on card and die-cut
Brief description
Eighteen souvenir collector's tokens (from a set of twenty) published to commemorate the centenary of the modern Olympic Games, Atlanta, 1996.
Physical description
Set of circular cardboard collectors' tokens illustrated on one side with metallic image of gold, silver or bronze medal designs from various Olympic Games.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 4cm
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by Seth Ellerin
Subjects depicted
Sport
Medals
Summary
This set of collector's tokens reproducing Olympic medals was one of the official products licensed by The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG). Atlanta hosted the games in 1996 and various commemorative souvenirs were produced to mark the centenary year of the modern Olympics.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.525:1 to 18-2009

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Record createdDecember 4, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1141325/centennial-olympic-games-collection-print-the-atlanta-committee/
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