Today Paris 2024 unveiled the medals for the Paralympic and Olympic Games.
For the first time in the history of the Games, each medal is decorated with a highly symbolic and priceless piece of metal – the original iron from the Eiffel Tower.
The front side of the Paralympic medal is a beautiful graphic representation of a low-angle view under the Eiffel Tower. To enable the three medals – gold, silver and bronze – to be distinguished by touch, lines are engraved on the edge of the medal. Universal braille is also engraved, which is also a homage to its French inventor Louis Braille. The other side of the medal includes the original piece of iron from the Eiffel Tower shaped as a hexagon.
