The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Medals
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Mine to Medals tells the story of the production of the medals for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, from the mining of the metal by Rio Tinto through the creation of the designs to production by the Royal Mint. The display features London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic medals – shown here for the first time.
Historical context for the medals is provided by 19th- and 20th-century objects highlighting the longstanding links between Britain and the Olympic and Paralympic Movements. The Olympian Games of Much Wenlock, Shropshire, greatly inspired the founder of the modern Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin, and the Paralympic Games are derived from the games held in 1948 at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire, for people injured in World War Two.
The display includes objects from the 19th-century Shropshire games alongside medals from the 1908 and 1948 Olympic Games held in London, and the 1960 and 1984 Paralympic Games.
The London 2012 Olympic Games medal design is by renowned jeweller David Watkins, who was for many years Professor of Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork and Jewellery at London’s Royal College of Art.
The London 2012 Paralympic Games medal was created by Lin Cheung, a jeweller and practising artist. She is also a Senior Lecturer for Jewellery Design at London’s Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
Metals for the medals were mined and processed at Rio Tinto’s operations – Kennecott Utah in the United States and Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia – and the medals themselves struck at the Royal Mint in Wales.
Link from : http://festival.london2012.com/events/9000961792
7月27日，2012年伦敦奥运会倒计时一周年庆典仪式在伦敦特拉法加广场隆重举行，伦敦奥运会奖牌在庆典仪式上首度曝光。
中新网7月28日电 据英国广播公司报道，一直披着神秘面纱的伦敦奥运奖牌当地时间27日在特拉法加广场的奥运周年倒计时欢庆仪式上亮相。
迄今最大的奥运奖牌
据报道，英国安妮公主向公众揭示了2012伦敦奥运奖牌。
伦敦奥组委主席塞巴斯蒂安•科说，奖牌完全是“英国制造”的，由英国艺术家大卫•沃特金斯(David Watkins)设计，皇家铸币局铸造。
据介绍，2012伦敦奥运奖牌正面是象征胜利的希腊女神Nike，以及代表伦敦的泰晤士河，意味着胜利女神从帕提农神庙来到奥运举办城市伦敦。反面则是伦敦2012奥运会会徽，泰晤士河宛若一条飘带，横贯会徽。
据悉，伦敦奥运奖牌直径85毫米，厚7毫米，重400克，是迄今为止最大的夏季奥运会奖牌。
明年奥运奖牌多达2100枚，将是各国运动员梦寐以求的目标。
倒计时一周年举行欢庆仪式
在伦敦市中心特拉法加广场上举行的伦敦奥运会倒计时一周年欢庆仪式上，国际奥委会主席罗格和伦敦市长约翰逊正式向各国运动员和民众发出邀请，欢迎大家2012年前往伦敦。
据悉，作为象征，希腊、中国、巴西、俄罗斯和韩国的体育代表登台，接受罗格赠送的邀请书。
英国首相卡梅伦也登台发表了讲话，表示要在英国这个“最伟大的国家”呈现一届“最好的奥运会”。
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