Plaque, German Olympic Team “Gesamtdeutsche Olympiamannschaft Melbourne 1956 1956

Meissen

Registration number

1091922

Artist/maker

Meissen

Title

Plaque, German Olympic Team “Gesamtdeutsche Olympiamannschaft Melbourne 1956

Production date

1956

Medium

porcelain

Dimensions (H x W x D)

9 cm (diameter)

Inscriptions

CITIUS / ALTIUS/ FORTIUS verso: GESAMTDEUTSCHE OLYMPIAMANNSCHAFT / MELBOURNE / 1956

Credit line

Presented to the City of Melbourne by the President of the West German National Olympic Committee on the occasion of the Melbourne Olympic Games, 1956
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

1956 Melbourne Olympics, Meissen, West German National Olympic Committee

Summary

White porcelain plaque with embossed lettering, coloured Olympic rings, and gold olive sprigs on one side. The Olympic motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" is Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger". The plaque was presented to the City of Melbourne by the President of the West German National Olympic Committee on the occasion of the Melbourne Olympic Games, 1956.