Silver medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and its setting

Physical description

On the face of the medal, the original iron of the Eiffel Tower is forged in the shape of a hexagon, the geometric figure that symbolizes France. In the center the logo of the Olympiad with its mention. Thin lines unfold at regular intervals all around the iron hexagon. This creative design symbolises France's influence at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as the athletes' performances. Finally, six metal appendages are struck on the surface and distributed at the six corners of the hexagon, thus sealing the piece of iron against the medal. This setting evokes the "clous de Paris", used in jewelry and referring to the rivets of the Eiffel Tower. On the reverse, the face of the Paralympic medal is a full illustration of the creative choices of Paris 2024 and Chaumet. A graphic representation of a low-angle view under the Eiffel Tower will show the medalists the Iron Lady from a previously little-represented angle. The words "Paris" and "2024" frame the tower's piers and are inscribed in universal Braille, a script that symbolizes accessibility and refers to its French inventor, Louis Braille. To allow the three metals to be distinguished by touch, lines are engraved on the edge of the medal won: I for gold, II for silver and III for bronze. On the red ribbon, the Iron Lady also inspired the unique design of the ribbon that will allow athletes to proudly wear their medals. For the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the medal ribbon will be adorned with the cross-braces of the Eiffel Tower. The case and the case are made of navy blue imitation leather, Paralympic agitos appear on these two elements.

Notes

The medals are struck by the Monnaie de Paris; the previous medals minted by the institute date back to the Grenoble Winter Olympics in 1968 because the medals for the Albertville Olympics in 1992 had been produced by the Lalique company. In July 2023, the jeweler Chaumet was selected to design the Olympic and Paralympic medals, as part of the premium partnership with the LVMH group.

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