A large, heavy participant medal is a glorious and lasting piece of history made to commemorate the 1926 World Figure Skating Championships, held in Berlin, Germany, for men and pairs. The exceptional design and production value of the medal are evidenced in the detail. A central male figure skater in a classic pose commands attention on the outdoor ice surface, skating with apparent unbridled abandon.
Category: 1920s
1925 World Figure Skating Medal: The Bronze Age.
Austria's home-ice triumphs on the world figure skating stage To mark the occasion of the 1925 World Figure Skating Championships in Vienna, Austria, competitors were awarded a beautifully crafted bronze participation medal, produced by the renowned Austrian sculptor Josef Prinz, whose work is still sought out and collected today. Signed "Jos Prinz" in the lower… Continue reading 1925 World Figure Skating Medal: The Bronze Age.
1928 European Figure Skating Championships Pin: A Colorful Combination.
Troppau Skating Club in Czechoslovakia hosted the figure skating event for men From the 1928 European Figure Skating Championships, held in Troppau, Czechslovakia,1 comes this handsome and colorful pin and ribbon combination. Issued more than 95 years ago to commemorate the event, the pin looks as bright now as it must have been when first… Continue reading 1928 European Figure Skating Championships Pin: A Colorful Combination.
Two of a Kind. 1924.
In 1924, for only the fourth time in its relatively short history, the World Figure Skating Championships were held in the United Kingdom, this time in Manchester. Although record books can easily provide a list of who won what and when in the world of figure skating, little is known about pins from events that took place decades ago. That is true of the 1924 World Figure Skating Championships.