Chocolate Gold Medal with congratulatory message from Hilton Hotel, Olympic Games Football Tournament September 2000
Object Type
Civic mementoes/Souvenir/Medal
Date Used
2000
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Long narrow piece of off-white paper, originally folded and sealed, with text printed in black above and below circular gold-coloured foil covered chocolate. Back of paper is printed with gold-coloured fluid pattern. Inscription, in part: 'Hilton/On the Park-Melbourne/Congratulations/On a winning position at the "Official Hotel for the/2000 Olympic Games Football Tournament -/Melbourne" during the month of September./...'. These chocolate gold medals were presented to each Olympic football player staying at the Hilton Hotel in Melbourne, which hosted many of the Olympic Football matches of the 2000 Sydney Games, at the M.C.G.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 205 W: 95 D: 4mm (H: 8 1/16 W: 3 3/4 D: 3/16")
Associated Event
Date Used
2000
Location
In storage
Registration No
2000.3677.2
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Hilton Hotel
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