Bruce Constantineau
Sun
The 2010 Vancouver Olympic medals were revealed to the world Thursday. Photograph by: Vanoc, Handout
The 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games medals were unveiled Thursday. Photograph by: Vanoc, Handout
The 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games medals were unveiled Thursday. Photograph by: Vanoc, Handout
The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games medals were unveiled Thursday. Photograph by: Vanoc, Handout
VANCOUVER – The design of 2010 Olympic medals unveiled today feature contemporary aboriginal artworks and are undulating rather than flat – both firsts in Games history.
The medals are based on two master works of an orca whale and raven by Canadian aboriginal artist Corrine Hunt.
Each medal will have a unique hand-cropped section of the abstract art and a silk scarf printed with the master artwork will be presented to medal-winning Olympians and Paralympians.
Official metals supplier Teck Resources provided 2.05 kg of gold, 1,950 kg of silver and 903 kg of copper to produce more than 1,000 medals to be awarded at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The medals were produced by the Royal Canadian Mint.
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