France unveils medals for this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. There will be a hexagon-shaped metal piece. Taken from the original Eiffel Tower in the center of the coin.
Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have revealed that the medals that will be awarded to athletes at this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games will be announced. It will contain hexagonal steel pieces taken from the original Eiffel Tower. The central area of the currency
A total of 5,084 gold, silver and bronze medals for the Paris Games will contain hexagonal metals. Which will be arranged to look like gemstones and designed by Chaumet, a leading French jewelry brand.
“We want to gift a piece of the original Eiffel Tower from 1889 to the winner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games,” said Tony Eastanget, head of the Olympic organizing committee, considering that this will be a combination of the most expensive metals. Of medals, gold, silver, bronze and the most precious metals of our country. “It's the Eiffel Tower.”
Designed by Chaumet which has been making jewelry for the aristocrats and wealthy people of France since 1780. The coins are designed with square corners to reflect light and reproduce sunlight.
The metal hexagon, a shape that reflects the shape of mainland France, has six spikes at each corner. It is intended to resemble the nails used on the Eiffel Tower. The metal was taken from a warehouse in Paris that was used to store goods by the company that maintains the 330-meter-tall Eiffel Tower, known in France as the “Old Lady.”
“We found that over the years during the maintenance of the Eiffel Tower, they had to remove some of the original structure,” explains Thierry Ripoll, Director of Brands and Celebrations. “There are enough of these elements.”
Since 2004, the back of the medal has an image of the Greek goddess Nike. It is the embodiment of the goddess of victory flying to the historic Panathinaikos Stadium in Athens. Which was the site of the Olympic Games in ancient times
The competition organizers received permission from the International Olympic Committee. To change the design a little by adding the Eiffel Tower to the coin. While all metals are used in the medals, which weigh about half a kilogram, all of them have been recycled.
The Eiffel Tower is set to play a major role in the Olympic Games. Which will be held between July 26 – August 11, and the Paralympic Festival between August 28 – September 8.
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