Check out seven fascinating facts about the medals that you will soon see dangling from Olympians’ necks. 1.) Each medal takes 10 hours to make on a special giant press named Colossus. The machine is one of two in the world and was built specifically for these Olympic medals.
2.) The gold medal actually contains very little gold. It’s made up of 92.5% silver and 1.34% gold with copper filling in the rest.
3.) The London 2012 medals are the heaviest in Summer Olympic history.
4.) The medals are made in Wales by a company called The Royal Mint. They’re also making special commemorative coins for the games.
5.) The image on the front of the medal is that of ‘Nike’, the Greek Goddess of Sport, stepping out of the Parthenon to arrive to the host city . Most Olympic medals do show this.
6.) The medals were designed by British artist David Watkins.
7.) 4,700 medals will be made for the Summer Games!!
This link shows what they look like:
http://www.hertsad.co.uk/sport/olympics-london-calling/london_2012_olympic_games_medals_unveiled_to_the_world_1_976921
What design will you put on your medal?
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