Barcelona 1992 Olympic Official Commemorative Medals
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The Barcelona 1992 Olympic Official Commemorative Medals Set is a numismatic collection composed of 16 medals, commemorating the 1992 Summer Olympics
that held in Barcelona
. They share a common reverse designed by Josep Maria Trias (the logo designer) with the logo of the games, and 16 different patterns on the obverse. The number 16 was chosen because the Games lasted sixteen days.
On 9 December 1988, the CEO of the Barcelona Olympic Games Josep Miquel Abad, and the manager of the company Argentfí SA (Company helded in Barcelona that ceased trading in 2001) Josefa Martínez Ortega, signed a contract under which the COOB'92 (Organizing Committee of Olympic Games Barcelona '92) granted the concession to that company for the manufacture, transmission and marketing of the series of official commemorative medals of the Games of XXV Summer Olympics.
On 12 December 1988, in the Museu i Centre d'Estudis de l'Esport Doctor Melcior Colet
of the Generalitat of Catalonia has been presented the first medal of the series in which the logo appeared on the reverse and mascot Cobi
designed by Javier Mariscal
on the obverse. Emissions have continued with fifteen more obverses created by Josep Ramisa and Jordi Ramisa
, with the most important monuments of Barcelona
and the city itself. The complete collection of 16 medals was presented again in Museu i Centre d'Estudis de l'Esport Doctor Melcior Colet
on December 13, 1991.
The medals was produced with the following specifications, alloys and weights:
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
that held in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
. They share a common reverse designed by Josep Maria Trias (the logo designer) with the logo of the games, and 16 different patterns on the obverse. The number 16 was chosen because the Games lasted sixteen days.
On 9 December 1988, the CEO of the Barcelona Olympic Games Josep Miquel Abad, and the manager of the company Argentfí SA (Company helded in Barcelona that ceased trading in 2001) Josefa Martínez Ortega, signed a contract under which the COOB'92 (Organizing Committee of Olympic Games Barcelona '92) granted the concession to that company for the manufacture, transmission and marketing of the series of official commemorative medals of the Games of XXV Summer Olympics.
On 12 December 1988, in the Museu i Centre d'Estudis de l'Esport Doctor Melcior Colet
Museum and Study Center of Sport Doctor Melcior Colet
The Museum and Study Center of Sport Doctor Melcior Colet is a facility dedicated to the promotion and exhibition of the most prominent in the development of the history of the sport in Catalonia in recent centuries...
of the Generalitat of Catalonia has been presented the first medal of the series in which the logo appeared on the reverse and mascot Cobi
Cobi
Cobi was the official mascot of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He is a Catalan Sheepdog in Cubist style inspired by the interpretations of Picasso of a masterpiece from Velázquez, Las Meninas. Cobi was designed by Javier Mariscal . The mascot was unveiled to the public in 1987...
designed by Javier Mariscal
Javier Mariscal
Javier Mariscal is a Valencian Spanish artist and designer whose work has spanned a wide range of mediums, ranging from painting and sculpture to interior design and landscaping. He was born in February 1950 in the city of Valencia, Spain, into a family of eleven brothers and sisters...
on the obverse. Emissions have continued with fifteen more obverses created by Josep Ramisa and Jordi Ramisa
Jordi Ramisa
Jordi Ramisa is a Catalan architect, a sculptor and a drawing professor.In 1979 obtained the Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement du Second Degré by the Academy of Toulouse and the Paul Sabatier University...
, with the most important monuments of Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
and the city itself. The complete collection of 16 medals was presented again in Museu i Centre d'Estudis de l'Esport Doctor Melcior Colet
Museum and Study Center of Sport Doctor Melcior Colet
The Museum and Study Center of Sport Doctor Melcior Colet is a facility dedicated to the promotion and exhibition of the most prominent in the development of the history of the sport in Catalonia in recent centuries...
on December 13, 1991.
The medals was produced with the following specifications, alloys and weights:
- 1000/1000 Fine Silver, 40 mm diameter.
- 22 karat gold 917/1000, 26 mm diameter, 8.5 gr.
- 22 karat gold 917/1000, 32 mm diameter, 17.5 gr.
Exhibitions
- Olympic and Sports Museum Joan Antoni SamaranchOlympic and Sports Museum Joan Antoni SamaranchThe Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sports Museum opened in 2007 at the Olympic Ring in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The museum is located in front of the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium at the Montjuïc hill...
(numismatic section in the center). - Museu i Centre d'Estudis de l'Esport Doctor Melcior ColetMuseum and Study Center of Sport Doctor Melcior ColetThe Museum and Study Center of Sport Doctor Melcior Colet is a facility dedicated to the promotion and exhibition of the most prominent in the development of the history of the sport in Catalonia in recent centuries...
, Barcelona.