Token - Mascots of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad Jingjing - Weightlifting/Wrestling

Token - Mascots of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (Jingjing - Weightlifting/Wrestling) - obverseToken - Mascots of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (Jingjing - Weightlifting/Wrestling) - reverse

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Features

Location People's Republic of China
Type Souvenir medals › Event souvenir
Year 2008
Composition Silver (.925) plated brass
Weight 8.76 g
Size 30.02 mm
Thickness 2.08 mm
Shape Square with rounded corners
Technique Coloured
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
242823

Series: Mascots of the Games of the XXIX Olumpiad

Obverse

Lettering:
Wrestling
摔角

Reverse

Lettering:
Weightlifting
举重

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Jingjing
Cultural inspiration - Giant panda; Song Dynasty lotus-shaped porcelain.
Olympic Ring - Black
Represented Element - Forest
Represented sport - weightlifting, judo, etc.
As an endangered species, the panda is both a national symbol of China and an international symbol of environmentalism. Jingjing's forest origins also symbolize the harmonious coexistence of humankind and nature.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (2008) 

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