Design of the Medal for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

  2007-08-27 04:23:18 GMT    2007-08-27 12:23:18 (Beijing Time)    SINA.com

Design of the Medal for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Obverse face of the medal

Design of the Medal for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Reverse side of the medal

  The 2008 Beijing Olympic medals Have two key elements, Gold and jade - signify honor and virtue in Chinese culture.

  The adopted design for the gold medal contains three components in the center circle: the Beijing Olympic logo, the five Olympic rings and "Beijing 2008." This inner circle is surrounded by a ring of jade with a gold-plated rim on the outside.

  The gold, silver and bronze medals carry the same design, with a finer white jade in the gold medal, a slightly darker shade in the silver medal, and a green jade in the bronze medal.