The long-awaited 2012 Summer Olympics in London began and all the athletes participating in it began their struggle for the main prize of these international competitions - medals. Every athlete of the Olympic Games wishes to become a participant in the award ceremony. After all, a medal is, first of all, an award for the hard work done by each of them over the years.
The designer of the Olympic medals was the leading British designer David Watkins. His work is in the Victoria and Albert Museums in the capital of Great Britain.
The presentation of the project of the Olympic Games awards took place in the summer of 2011. This time it was planned to create the largest medals in the history of the competition: 85 mm in diameter and 7 mm thick, which is associated with the anniversary of the thirtieth Olympiad. In addition to changes in the size of the medals, the design also acquired new features. One side of the medal depicts the majestic Greek goddess of victory Nike, emerging from the Parthenon and, as it were, heading to the capital of foggy Albion to attend the Olympic Games. The reverse side of the medal is presented in the form of the main emblem of the competition, located against the background of intersecting lines. Intertwining rays represent the cohesion and strength of the athletes' energy, and the River Thames traditionally symbolizes the city of London.
London is honored to host the Olympics for the third time. And it was in this year that the British designers decided to make the medals unique, unlike the awards of previous games. They really did it. But still, the appearance of the medal does not actually affect the value of the award desired by any athlete. The medals of each Olympiad are unique and incomparable trophies, regardless of their design.
The British approached the process of creating medals for the 2012 Olympics with great responsibility and used all their creativity so that they could be truly proud of their creation.
