Token - Mascots of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad Huanhuan - Triatlon/Handball

Token - Mascots of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (Huanhuan - Triatlon/Handball) - obverseToken - Mascots of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (Huanhuan - Triatlon/Handball) - 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 10.79 g
Diameter 30.00 mm
Thickness 1.88 mm
Shape Round
Technique Coloured
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
242816

Series: Mascots of the Games of the XXIX Olumpiad

Obverse

Lettering:
Triatlon
铁人三项

Reverse

Lettering:
Handball
手球

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Huanhuan
Cultural inspiration - Olympic flame; Fire design from the Mogao Grottoes.
Olympic Ring - Red
Represented Element - Fire
Represented sport - ball sports/racquet sports
Huanhuan represents the passion of sports, the Olympic spirit of "faster, higher, stronger", and the passion of the Beijing Olympics. Huanhuan's headgear comes from a fire design in the Mogao Caves, the best known of the Chinese Buddhist grottoes.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (2008) 

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