The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games are over
Extend the fun by discovering the history of the Olympic medal?
La Bulle, art presentation expert, presents the gold medal of the French blind football team
We were contacted by the Adelante association to present the Olympic gold medal won by the French blind football team.
To best present this medal, we suggested placing it on an almost invisible display stand with a rod that fits into a wooden base topped with a plexiglass cover.
Highlighting the blind football Olympic gold medal. Plexiglass cover and custom presentation solution
Blind football Olympic gold medal highlighted under a plexiglass cover and a custom display stand
Blind football Olympic medal displayed under a plexiglass cover and a custom display stand
"Once you've experienced the Olympics, when you have health and pleasure, well, you go back!"
Laura Flessel, French fencer.
The Olympic medal through time.
The Olympic medal has not always been a reward given to the winner of an Olympic event.
At the birth of the games, only the laurel wreath was a sign of victory.
In the ancient Games
The Discobolus,
literally the discus thrower
The medal has not always been the symbol of victory at the Olympic Games.
In antiquity, when the games were still held exclusively in Olympia, Greece, victory was celebrated in several ways.
At that time, the winner received a laurel wreath, whose leaves came from a sacred olive tree located near the Temple of Zeus, in Greece. Considered sacred, the wreath symbolized peace and victory.
In antiquity, when the games were still held exclusively in Olympia, Greece, victory was celebrated in several ways.
At that time, the winner received a laurel wreath, whose leaves came from a sacred olive tree located near the Temple of Zeus, in Greece. Considered sacred, the wreath symbolized peace and victory.
In addition to the laurel wreath, the winners of the Games were celebrated with poems or statues made in their honor.
They also received material rewards, such as amphorae filled with oil. These amphorae were of great value at the time. The winner could also be exempt from taxes.
Finally, celebrations and parades were organized to celebrate the victory.
At the Olympic Games, victory was an immense honor for the winner, but also for the entire city from which he originated.
The inscription of the winners' names in the registers gave them an immortal status.
Marie-José Perec, the beauty of the gesture
The Modern Olympic Games
The tradition of the laurel wreath to celebrate victory was revived for the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. Abandoned since, only the spirit of celebration and cohesion of a people, a nation, a team in the face of victory remains.
Although the practice of sport has changed since antiquity, some traditions remain. For example, the Olympic flame is still lit in Olympia before traveling to the host country of the Olympic Games.
Although the practice of sport has changed since antiquity, some traditions remain. For example, the Olympic flame is still lit in Olympia before traveling to the host country of the Olympic Games.
In 1896, at the time of the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens, there were only two types of medals.
The silver medal was dedicated to the winner while the bronze was reserved for the second. Gold was not used then because it was considered too precious.
For the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, no medals were distributed, it was necessary to wait for the 1904 Olympiad in Saint-Louis in the United States for gold, silver and bronze to be used to reward the winners.
In 1924 in Paris, the Summer Olympics were joined by the Winter Olympics organized in Chamonix.
For 40 years, the design of the medals remained unchanged and was attributed to Giuseppe Cassioli.
Today, the design of the Winter Games medals is free.
Here is a brief overview of the history of Olympic medals. If you want to know more
Visit La Monnaie de Paris until September 22, 2024 to see the exhibition "d'or, d'argent et de bronze"
Gold, silver, bronze at La Monnaie de Paris
And once victory is achieved, what better way to remember those intense moments than to display your medals.
As an expert in object and art object presentation,
we have display stands for all your medals.
Ultimately, few of us can claim to own an Olympic medal.
The observation is harsh but realistic.
If, like us, you don't own Olympic medals, but rather a collection of ancient coins, war medals, or if you are a numismatics fan, and you are wondering how to choose a quality coin display stand? We surely have the best coin display stand for you.
The observation is harsh but realistic.
If, like us, you don't own Olympic medals, but rather a collection of ancient coins, war medals, or if you are a numismatics fan, and you are wondering how to choose a quality coin display stand? We surely have the best coin display stand for you.
We offer coin display stands for professional numismatists as well as for private collectors or museums and art galleries.
Display your medals and coins in their best light.
For this, we recommend a set of display stands from our medals and coins display stands category.
We offer a set of plexiglass display stands and supports to safely display your coins and medals.
The Num display stand, is one of the most elegant and robust plexiglass display stands in our catalog. It is a high-end museum quality plexiglass display stand.
This display stand is available in several sizes.
It consists of two plexiglass plates connected by a small stainless steel rod. You insert the coin between the two plexiglass plates (they pivot on the rod).
Your coin is then perfectly protected.
The Num display stand, is one of the most elegant and robust plexiglass display stands in our catalog. It is a high-end museum quality plexiglass display stand.
This display stand is available in several sizes.
It consists of two plexiglass plates connected by a small stainless steel rod. You insert the coin between the two plexiglass plates (they pivot on the rod).
Your coin is then perfectly protected.
Plexiglass display stand for coins & medals
Museum quality for your most precious coins and medals
I buy the plexiglass display stand for medals
Plexiglass display stand for coins
The smallest of our plexiglass display stands for your coins
I buy the small Z plexiglass display stand
To celebrate the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a 2 euro coin was specially issued.
On its reverse side, it features all the symbols of Paris.
The Olympic rings, the Eiffel Tower, the stars.
This coin was distributed in elementary schools.
This coin can be perfectly highlighted on a small plexiglass display stand like the one we offer, the Petit Z reference
On its reverse side, it features all the symbols of Paris.
The Olympic rings, the Eiffel Tower, the stars.
This coin was distributed in elementary schools.
This coin can be perfectly highlighted on a small plexiglass display stand like the one we offer, the Petit Z reference
All of Seine-Saint-Denis will beat to the rhythm of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
As a host city for the games, Saint-Ouen sur Seine is all the more mobilized to offer everyone a place of celebration and sharing during this period.
Saint-Ouen hosts the Brazilian delegation on its territory, which suggests a most festive atmosphere.
As a host city for the games, Saint-Ouen sur Seine is all the more mobilized to offer everyone a place of celebration and sharing during this period.
Saint-Ouen hosts the Brazilian delegation on its territory, which suggests a most festive atmosphere.
Antiquarians for over 30 years, here are our 6 activities to do and see in Saint-Ouen during the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Our 6 must-dos in Saint-Ouen
during the Olympic and
Paralympic Games in Paris
Where to eat in Saint-Ouen during the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games?
At Madame Singe
4 rue Jules Ferry
4 rue Jules Ferry
Don't hesitate to step through the doors of this must-visit place in the Flea Market district.
Homemade cuisine with fresh products, toasted sandwiches, hot dishes, desserts, wine merchant.
Takeaway only, no seated tables. Super friendly team that will always help you out.
At Le Ripailleur
9 rue du Dr Bauer
Homemade cuisine with fresh products, toasted sandwiches, hot dishes, desserts, wine merchant.
Takeaway only, no seated tables. Super friendly team that will always help you out.
At Le Ripailleur
9 rue du Dr Bauer
Cuisine worthy of a 1-star restaurant, top culinary experience, for an affordable price. Super efficient and lovely service. The plus: dishes come in two sizes. Main course or starter format.
Where to relax and read a bit in Saint-Ouen?
At Librairie Storyboard
56 rue des Rosiers
56 rue des Rosiers
This place is a haven of peace in the heart of the Flea Market district. A very carefully curated selection of books and delicious coffee.
At Mob Hotel
6 rue Gambetta
The restaurant offers an Italian menu with pizzas, pastas, and desserts that evoke Italy. The plus: Settle into the large sofas in the restaurant room and let yourself be lulled by a very refined musical selection.
Where to have an unforgettable experience in Saint-Ouen?
Experience the excitement in the legendary Bauer stadium with the Red Star football team. This emblematic team has been the pride of the city since its promotion to Ligue 2.
Get your tickets
Stade Bauer
92 rue du Dr Bauer
93400 Saint Ouen
Visit the world's largest Flea Market by going to the Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen
With 5 million visitors per year, Les Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen has become the 5th most visited tourist site in France.
And it is in the heart of all this excitement that you can find us:
Come see us to mount, package, and present your freshly discovered objects.
La Bulle mounts the Paris 2024 Olympic torches
A custom base specially designed for the Olympic torches.
For several months, we have welcomed several clients to our workshop boutique in Les Puces with Olympic torches to mount.
A nice word-of-mouth system has been set up, and we have developed a simple and affordable custom base. 
Here is the torch, designed by Mathieu Lehanneur
This very design object was designed in the designer's workshops in Issy les Moulineau
The clients' observation is simple: How to present this emblematic torch of a festive moment.
We thought about it and found a simple and effective system to display the torch.
A simple and effective custom wooden base
Here is the proposed base. It consists of two parts:
A wooden base with coves and a round wooden rod.
The black part at the base serves to hold the torch so that it does not move.
Detail of the wooden base with coves. This base is simple and elegant.
Placing the torch on the base
Simply insert the lower part of the torch onto the wooden rod and you're done.
Note that for all the manipulations we carried out with the Olympic torch, it was covered with a protective plastic film. As illustrated below 
Here is the Olympic torch, ready to be displayed in a living room, a display case or a museum.
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