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Winner’s medal awarded for boxing at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. Silver with inlaid jade, 70 mm, 186 gm, by Medal Design Group, China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Elena Votsi. Created from ancient Chinese jade patterns, the medal consists of silver and jade, symbolizing nobility and virtue. Jade has been regarded as a virtue since ancient times, and the embodiment of Chinese traditional values of ethics and honor. The front depicts the standing goddess of Victory against panoramic imagery of the Panathinaikos Arena, with the text above reading: “XXIX Olympiad Beijing 2008”; and the reverse features the Beijing Games emblem surrounded by inlaid jade and the outer circle engraved with the sport, “Boxing, Bantam weight 54.” The design inspiration of the medal hook derives from jade ‘Huang,’ a ceremonial jade piece decorated with a double dragon pattern, and ‘Pu,’ the reed mat pattern. Complete with its original red-and-orange silk ribbon, red lacquered rosewood presentation case, and traditional Chinese brocade box.
