Victory medals of Beijing Olympic Games unveiled

The Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) unveiled the Games' victory medals on Tuesday. The medals are 70mm in diameter and 6mm in thickness. On their obverse side, the medals adopt the standard design prescribed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)-- a drawing that represents the winged goddess of victory Nike and Panathinaikos Arena, while on their reverse side, the medals are inlaid with jade with the Beijing Games emblem engraved in the metal centerpiece.

Obverse side of the medals

Reverse side of the medals