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Winner's medal awarded to West German coxswain Uwe Benter for his team's victory in the men's coxed four rowing competition at the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics. Gilt silver, 66 mm, 158 gm (without chain) or 211 gm (with chain), by Gerhard Marcks; manufactured by the Bavarian Mint. The front is inscribed, “XX. Olympiade Munchen 1972,” and depicts the 'Seated Victory' with the Colosseum in the background; the reverse portrays the mythological twins Castor and Pollux, the patrons of competitive sport and friendship, with the artist's monogram below. Engraved on the top edge with the event, "Rudern Vierer mit Steuermann [Rowing Four with Coxswain]," and recipient, "Benter Uwe." Complete with the worn original hinged square plastic presentation case. This was the first winner's medal since 1928 to feature a new design on the reverse, replacing the traditional depiction of a victorious athlete carried by a jubilant crowd.
